November 26, 2020
PNG Hero Programme

Three members of the National Track and Field Team joined 28 other participants from 16 sports in attending the Team PNG Hero Programme last week in Port Moresby. Poro Gahekave , Sharon Toako and Jacklyne Travertz were  all nominated by Athletics PNG to undertake the training at the invitation of the PNG Olympic Committee.The Team PNG HERO Programme is…

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Papua New Guinea
November 20, 2020
Sharon Toako Breaks PNG National Record

Sharon Toako set a new PNG national record for the women’s discus in Port Moresby last weekend with a distance of 38.96metres, eclipsing the mark of 38.46 set by heptathlete Iammo Launa in 1993, also in Port Moresby. Toako is better known as the National Record Holder and 2019 Pacific Games gold medallist in the…

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National Record
November 17, 2020
Area News: November 2020

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Area News
November 5, 2020
Douglas Donaldson Wins 2020 Around Island Relay

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Sunday the 1st of November witnessed another impressive line-up of athletes and supporters for the running of 2020 Around the Island Relay. With 80 competitors registered this year, it was a large field that gathered at Gallows Gate for the sunrise start.             The ‘blue ribbon’ category of individual runners was contested by five gutsy…

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Norfolk Island
October 13, 2020
Cook Islands Games

The 2020 Cook Islands Games are underway, taking place from the 3rd – 17th October 2020 on the island of Rarotonga. The Athletics is taking place from the 13th of October until the 15th October, the event also doubles as the Cook Islands National Championships for Athletics.  Best of luck to Athletics Cook Islands, and…

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Cook Islands
September 29, 2020
World Athletics – Wrap Up

25 SEP 2020  REPORT DOHA, QATAR Obiri and McSweyn victorious in Doha as Wanda Diamond League draws to a close https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/doha-diamond-league-obiri-mcsweyn-kipyegon 26 SEP 2020 REPORT ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND Sparking glimmers of hope, mass racing returns with Rotorua Marathon https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/rotorua-marathon-2020 28 SEP 2020 GENERAL NEWS  New way to judge jumps take-off fouls among recent competition rule changes introduced for 2020 and…

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