With a new Personal Best Anna Grimaldi brings the first Gold Medal to New Zealand at the Paralympic Games in Rio last night. Anna took of to her last attempt placing 3rd overall when she reached the mark of 5.62m which brought her in the lead, just 3cm ahead of Yunidis Castillo from Cuba, who finished…

Amputee Epeli Baleibau was going through hard times until an extraordinary series of events set the Fijian high jumper on a Paralympic pathway. Read the whole story from  ABC International Development as part of the Pacific Sports Partnership between OAA and Athletics Fiji funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.          …

Congratulations to Leslie Copeland for his performance in the Men’s Javelin. A throw of 76,04m got him in 17th position in the Qualification. Leslie has been very focused leading up to the competition in order to achieve his goal and make the final. He traveled to his second Olympics in Rio with his coach James…

The Pacific Sprint Queen has come to Rio to show what she’s got. A spectacular 100m in Suva last month lead to a new PB of 11.29s, a new National Record for Papua New Guinea, a direct Olympic Qualifier and therefor skipping the Preliminary Rounds at the Olympics. This will be the second Olympic Games…

Watch Rodman run on Saturday, 13th August at 22.30 (Australian time). Rodman Teltull is one of the five athletes competing for Palau at the Olympic Games in Rio. He is excited and can’t wait for competition. “I’ve got my fast shoes ready.” “I’m looking forward to the competition, the experience, Rio and its sights. I…