One thousand athletes, coaches, team managers, officials and administrators descended on Mackay this week for the Oceania Athletics Championships after three years of hibernation. This year not only did we experience the joy of five full days of competition from under 16s through to masters, but we also added for the first time an Education…
Congratulations Rellie Kaputin! For winning the Female Athlete of the Year award. An award that can go to any female athlete in any sport. A well-deserved award for the long jumper who made her Olympic debut, during the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Kaputin performed well at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a jump of 6.40m….
OCEANIA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – 2006 Apia (December 12-16) By Bob Snow (Photos and Story) As in recent Oceania Athletics Championships, this 8th edition started with a Grand Prix Series. The original idea was to hold the competition in Suva, Fiji, but politics got in the way of the best made plans. We all knew that a…
The Gender Leadership Program undertaken by World Athletics through the Oceania Athletics Association empowers women, men and minorities in the region to prepare for leadership roles. These roles could be within the national, area, and global federations; these programs are creating an equal playing field at the decision-making levels of the sport. At the Oceania…
OCEANIA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – 2004 Townsville (December 16-18) By Bob Snow Townsville is the first town to hold the OAA Championship for a second time. The infrastructure and the circle of local officials have made it an easy decision to hold the event there more than once. All the action took place at the Townsville…
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