May 27, 2024
Oceania Athletics Championships – then (Suva 1990) and now (Suva 2024)

Words: Bob SnowToday, Oceania’s very own Athletics’ encyclopedia takes a look at the Oceania Area Championships over the years.  Bob Snow, Oceania Life Member and World Athletics, Plaque of Merit Awardee, takes a walk down memory lane as we discover how things have changed since 1990 when the first Oceania Area Athletics Championships were held…

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February 27, 2024
Marshall Islands Athletics Federation were awarded an International Athletics Foundation (IAF) Grant in 2022 in preparation for the Micronesian Games

Marshall Islands Athletics Federation were awarded an International Athletics Foundation (IAF) Grant in 2022 in preparation for the Micronesian Games to be held in Majuro.  Unfortunately Covid and delays to the Stadium, amongst other factors have meant that the Games that were originally to be held in 2022 had to be postponed!  The Games will…

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Sticky Post
February 27, 2024
Oceania Athletics Association, Athletes’ Commission election

The Oceania Athletics Association, Athletes’ Commission election will be held at the Oceania Athletics Championships to be held in Suva, Fiji Islands, 1-8 June.  Athletes interested in nominating for the OAA Athletes’ Commission, this is your chance to be a voice for athletes in the Oceania Athletics Area. The role of the Athletes’ Commission is…

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September 27, 2022
Athlete Profile: Banuve Tabakaucoro FIJI

Banuve Tabakaucoro             By Bob Snow Banuve was born on 4th September 1992 in Suva. He has had a long and distinguished history in Oceania Athletics. He holds the fastest ever 100m time by a Pacific Islander – 10.20 seconds, set on his home track in Suva at the Melanesian Regional Championships in July 2016. His list…

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Fiji
April 27, 2021
RELLIE KAPUTIN ARTICLE BY BOB SNOW

Starting with PNG Hall of Fame inductee, Edward Laboran (1963) and continuing for the next six decades, PNG has produced many successful jumpers. The honour roll is lengthy with the list of successful gold medal winners in Pacific Games competitions being impressive. Names that standout in the crowd of athletes are – Kila Raula, Peiwa Waea, Sandy Katusele, Lily Tua, Betty Burua, Angela…

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Papua New Guinea
August 27, 2020
Vale Keith Bade

It is with a heavy heart that we advise that our dear friend, Keith Bade, passed away in Wellington, New Zealand on Tuesday night. Keith has been a regular at our Oceania events for more than two decades along with his wife Christine. His imposing figure could be seen from anywhere across the field at…

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New Zealand