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
September 12, 2022
Athlete Profile: ‘Ata Maama Tu’utafaiva TONGA

‘Ata Maama Tu’utafaiva        Tonga By Bob Snow ‘Ata Maama was born on 25 May 1997 at Ha’afeva, a small island in the Ha’apai Group in northern Tonga. Her main event has been the Shot Put. She started her athletics career in Tailulu  Primary and High School in Havelu on the main island of Tongatapu. In her first…

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Tonga
September 6, 2022
Athlete Profile: Isila Apkup PNG

Athlete Profile: Isila Apkup PNG Article By Bob Snow Isila was born 15th August 1998 at Ambunti Health Centre and raised in Waskuk Village, in the Ambunti District of the East Sepik Province. Her early endeavours in Athletics came when she was a student at Ambunti High School. She later moved to the “big smoke” of…

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Papua New Guinea
August 17, 2022
Pacific Mini Games Award Recipients

The 11th edition of the Pacific Mini Games (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands) hosted 329 athletes from 18 nations competing in 49 Events. Seven para-events were also included at these games for the first time. The Pacific Games Council recognised the extraordinary contributions to the success of Northern Marians Pacific Mini Games 2022 through their awards ceremony after the…

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July 22, 2022
Merit Awards 2022

OAA takes this opportunity to congratulate our three Merit Award Recipients, Deanna Sanitoa, Peoria Koshiba and Peter Hamilton. We thank them for their dedication to their Member Federations and Oceania Athletics Area Association. Deanna Sanitoa Deanna has been the General Secretary of ASA for more than 20 years. She has spent all of this time promoting athletics…

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July 16, 2022
Plaque of Merits and Veteran Pins

On the second day, at a dinner held on the eve of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, congress granted World Athletics Service Awards. The Plaque of Merit (one per area) and Veteran Pins (three per area) were awarded to 24 individuals who had been recommended by their respective Area Associations. Due to the pandemic, on…

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