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May 23, 2024
Pasifika TV – Broadcasting the Oceania Athletics Championships across the Pacific

Oceania Athletics is delighted to announce Pasifika TV as an additional Broadcasting Partner for the Oceania Athletics Championships in collaboration with Fiji TV. In another step to connect families, supporters, and athletics fans to the most important athletics meet in the Oceania Area. Pasifika TV through its free to air network across 15 Pacific broadcasters…

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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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November 15, 2023
Oceania Athletics Championships 2024 – Suva, Fiji Islands

The 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships will be conducted in Suva, Fiji, with the Championships to begin on Tuesday June 4th and run until Saturday June 8th. The National Stadium, HFC Bank Stadium, will be the host venue, and is currently being re-laid with a new track surface to be finished by mid-April 2024. Suva has…

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November 6, 2023
Pacific Games – Preliminary Entries, Timetable and Information

Oceania Athletics is pleased to announce the preliminary entries for the Pacific Games, to be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The Pacific Games alternates between different countries of the Pacific Region. The Solomon Islands will host a Games in the capital, Honiara, for the second time. Honiara has previously hosted the 1981 Mini Games. The…

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October 17, 2023
Continental Tour – Oceania – 2024

Oceania Athletics is pleased to announce the event grid and events on the Continental Tour for 2024. The Continental Tour within Oceania sees cooperation from both from Australia and New Zealand, to form a calendar and event grid, which will assist athletes in gaining much needed ranking points to qualify for the Olympic Games. Following…

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August 22, 2023
Climate Change Forum – Budapest 2023

Members of the OAA family participate in a climate change forum in Budapest today at the World Championships. All three regions of Oceania were represented on the panel and explained their own challenges with climate change. The Oceania federations, through not fault of their own, are being effected by climate change.   You can watch…

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August 18, 2023
WORLD ATHLETICS – PLAQUE OF MERIT

NAME  OF NOMINEE:  Robert Snow AUSTRALIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA The World Athletics Plaque of Merit is awarded for meritorious services to World Athletics. The Plaque is awarded to one person from each of the six (6) continental areas at each World Athletics Congress. Bob is a previous Statistician of the Oceania and continues to work closely…

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August 17, 2023
World Championships – Budapest 2023

With thanks to Oceania Athletics Life Member, Bob Snow for the following on the Pacific Island Athletes. Australian Preview New Zealand Preview How to Watch Timetable/Results ASA                 Nathan Crumpton – 100m Nathan competed in the 100m at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 recording the time of 11.27 seconds in the Preliminary Round. He also…

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August 10, 2023
2024 Continental Tour: Oceania

Oceania Athletics is pleased to announce the One Day Meeting Calendar to be conducted in the Oceania Region in 2024.   Currently, there is 8 meetings across the 4 levels to be held in 3 different Federations. Oceania Athletics want to ensure that athletes have the best opportunity to qualify for Major Championships.   The…

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August 9, 2023
2024 Oceania Athletics Area Championships Update

Oceania Athletics will be hosting the Oceania Area Athletics Championships in 2024.   OAA intends to hold the Championships in the Pacific in the May/June timeframe. The dates will be confirmed when the Venue is confirmed.   There has been a shortage of International Standard Athletics Facilities in the Pacific over the past few years…

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June 22, 2023
Oceania Cup Competition – Officials & Planning

Article by Bob Snow The athletes from the Micronesian Region to the north of the Equator, have always had difficulties travelling to host cities south of the Equator for Oceania Athletics competitions and the Pacific Games. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to stay within their own region and enjoy all the fruits that…

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June 20, 2023
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Revisited

Article by Bob Snow On Thursday 22nd June, we will see the beginning of four days of Athletics’ competition at the Oleai Stadium on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. This is the scene of the highly successful Pacific Mini Games which were held here in August 2022 and an equally successful Oceania…

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May 8, 2023
Kids’ Athletics Day celebrations 

7 May 2023 is World Kids’ Athletics Day! A day dedicated to celebrating children and young people across the globe participating in athletics and being active. World Athletics’ theme for the 2023 Kids’ Athletics Day is MOVE, PLAY, EXPLORE. Whether moving from A to B, playing athletics activities with friends, or exploring new skills, the aim is…

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March 7, 2023
Adrine Monagi Awarded Scholarship

Oceania Athletics Association has partnered with Griffith University and the Oceania Australia Foundation to provide a three-year Business/Athletics Scholarship. Nominations were called from interested Oceania Pacific Island athletes for this fantastic opportunity. Adrine Monagi PNG has been awarded the Scholarship and is starting her studies for a Bachelor of Business this week. Adrine is very…

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February 6, 2023
Oceania at the World Cross Country Championships

The Bathurst World Cross Country Championships will see the largest number of Oceania Athletes (90) attend the championships. In total, 12 Oceania Member Federations will toe the start at Mount Panorama. (Beating the previous 5 in 1988). With 90 Athletes across the teams, it would almost double the previous best of 48 athletes in 1991…

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January 4, 2023
Oceania’s first World Athletics Gold Level Meet

Melbourne to host the world’s best athletes at the Maurie Plant Meet, Oceania’s first World Athletics Gold Level meet Superstars of Australian athletics will take on the world’s best in a high-profile track and field meet on home soil, with World Athletics and the Victorian Government today announcing their support of a World Continental Tour Gold…

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November 21, 2022
Success in Fiji: Coaches Education

The Oceania Athletics Association Area Development Centre is excited to announce the completion of our first face-to-face Coaches Education and Certification System (CECS) LII Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps since the borders opened for the Pacific Region. Thirteen (13) participants from eight (8) different Member Federations participated in the course held in Nadi, Fiji, at the beginning of November….

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April 22, 2026
Federated States of Micronesia Names Team for Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin

The Federated States of Micronesia has named its team ahead of the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, with athletes set to compete in the Open Age category Distance runner Simeon Jacob leads the team following a standout 2025 season, where he rewrote the national record books across the 1500m, 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m at…

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April 21, 2026
Palau Names Team for Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin

Palau Names Team for Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin Palau has named its team ahead of the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, with athletes set to compete across both Open and Under 18 divisions. Leading the team is Olympian and World Championships representative Sydney Francisco. The sprinter comes from a strong family background in…

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April 14, 2026
Oceania Athletics Championships – Team Norfolk Island

Oceania Athletics Championships – Team Norfolk Island Norfolk Island has named a small but proud team to represent the green and white at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, with athletes competing across both the Open and Under 18 divisions. Leading the senior team is experienced hammer thrower Taleyah Jones, a regular at Oceania-level…

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April 14, 2026
Brisbane to Host 2027 Oceania Athletics Combined Events and Pole Vault Championships

Brisbane to Host 2027 Oceania Athletics Combined Events and Pole Vault Championships Oceania Athletics Association is pleased to announce the 2027 Oceania Combined Events and Pole Vault Championships will be held at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane from 8 to 10 January 2027. Set to take place in the host city of…

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April 14, 2026
Oceania Coaches Connect Session to Bring Expert Knowledge Sharing to Darwin

Oceania Coaches Connect Session to Bring Expert Knowledge Sharing to Darwin Coaches attending the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin will have the chance to learn from some of Oceania’s most experienced coaches through the Oceania Coaches Connect sessions across championship week. The Oceania Coaches Connect Sessions are proudly presented by Oceania Athletics, Australian Athletics…

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April 8, 2026
Highlights from the Vanuatu National Athletics Championships

Highlights from the Vanuatu National Athletics Championships The Vanuatu National Athletics Championships wrapped up a strong three days of competition over the Easter long weekend, with Korman Stadium in Port Vila filled with athletes, families and supporters across every session. From the first events through to the final races, the championships carried a steady energy,…

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