One of New Zealand's own International Olympic Committee members is calling out sports which are not fronting top athletes at the Rio Olympics.
Barry Maister, an Olympic gold medalist in 1976, told Tony Veitch on Newstalk ZB that sports such as golf risk losing their Olympic spot if they are not able to secure the best in their sport.
The statement comes off the back of numerous high-profile athletes such as basketballer LeBron James and golfer Rory McIllroy announcing they will skip the games for different reasons.
"I think it is appalling," Maister said. "I don't like it, and I don't think the sport should be allowed to continue in the games under that scenario."