Drugs, Diversity & Gender: Professor David Gerrard on Sport’s Big Issues

Wed Jan 28 2026 at 01:00 am to 02:00 am UTC+13:00

21 Graham Collins Dr, Windsor Park, Auckland 0632, New Zealand | Auckland

Arvida Living Well Communities
Publisher/HostArvida Living Well Communities
Drugs, Diversity & Gender: Professor David Gerrard on Sport\u2019s Big Issues ARVIDA KNIGHTSBRIDGE FREE SPEAKER SERIES - PROFESSOR DAVID GERRARD
Join us at Arvida Peninsula Club for our free Speaker Series event, where Professor David Gerrard will talk about sports big issues; drugs, diversity and gender.

Wednesday 28 January at 11:00am.
Arvida Knightsbridge, 21 Graham Collins Drive, Windsor Park.
With a sports medicine career spanning more than six decades, Professor David Gerrard is an Emeritus Professor at Otago Medical School, an Olympic swimmer, team doctor, former New Zealand Chef de Mission and Medical Commissioner at 12 Olympic Games, including Paris 2024. He is also an inaugural inductee into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
David will share insights from his remarkable sporting journey and academic career, exploring drugs in sport - how athletes beat the system and how they get caught - neurodiversity in sport, and why the sex binary exists in competition. His experience as a guest speaker on these topics brings a wealth of knowledge and a passion for active living.
While you’re here, take a look around our community, you may be surprised by what you discover.

Bookings are essential – secure your free spot today.
For more information, contact Ange on 021 242 4350 or visit https://www.arvida.co.nz/knightsbridge.

Event Venue

21 Graham Collins Dr, Windsor Park, Auckland 0632, New Zealand, 4 Waterford Ln, Rosedale, Auckland 0632, New Zealand, Auckland

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