When a New Zealand team won a gold medal, the other members of Team New Zealand would come up and perform a haka. It's an ancient war cry performed by the Maori (natives of New Zealand) and it can be very intimidating - you may have seen it performed at World Cup Soccer matches..... this one was done by the teen-aged boys and girls.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Medal Ceremony
The medal ceremonies are held the next day - so Paul got his gold medal with the Canadian 12-man team in the Senior Masters category.

When a New Zealand team won a gold medal, the other members of Team New Zealand would come up and perform a haka. It's an ancient war cry performed by the Maori (natives of New Zealand) and it can be very intimidating - you may have seen it performed at World Cup Soccer matches..... this one was done by the teen-aged boys and girls.
When a New Zealand team won a gold medal, the other members of Team New Zealand would come up and perform a haka. It's an ancient war cry performed by the Maori (natives of New Zealand) and it can be very intimidating - you may have seen it performed at World Cup Soccer matches..... this one was done by the teen-aged boys and girls.