New Zealand Hosts Penguin Olympics

You may not know much about New Zealand athletics, since its population seems to excel mostly in weird "sports" like rugby and cricket. But now the island nation is finally set to stake its claim in the global sporting arena with the Penguin Olympics.

The amphibious birds have been competing in a variety of sports -- Frisbee, soccer, swing ball, surfing and waddle races -- at a nature center near Auckland this month.

Gentoo and King penguin varieties are participating in the games, and from the look of the video footage, the flightless fowl could hold their own in a park pickup game at least.