Cecil Walrond (Violet’s father and chaperone), swimmer Violet Walrond, sprinter George Davidson, (front row) hurdler Harry Wilson and rower Darcy Hadfield pose for a picture en route to the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium, 1920. The New Zealand Olympic Committee/Handout via REUTERS
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - When New Zealand Olympic chief Mike Stanley was looking at photographs of the first team to represent the nation at a Games ahead of Friday's centenary, the one thing that stood out for him was the silver fern badges on their kit.
These days, New Zealand's Olympians wear pristine custom uniforms with the silver fern that has endured for more than a century as the nation's sporting symbol artfully positioned over the left breast.
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