No Signs of Slowing Down as Hoy Eyes his Future

1984. Not just known as a George Orwell classic, it's also the year Andrew Hoy became an Olympian.

Like a fine wine, he is getting better with age.

Hoy has seen a lot of changes since he first walked in to an Olympic Village 37 years ago, and it's not just the human athletes that have needed to evolve.

At 62, this week he became Australia's oldest Olympic medallist when Hoy took silver in the Teams event and bronze in the Individual, when he competed in his eighth Games in Tokyo.

"While my sport has changed, there's been a huge change in the care and management of the horses," Hoy said.

"Nutrition for the horses has evolved, as has the whole use of sports science around them. The information we get back from the vets and how they are doing is just remarkable."

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