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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
Oceania Athletics is pleased to announce that Digicel Fiji will be sponsoring the Oceania Athletics Championships. Digicel Fiji is a generous supporter of Athletics in Fiji, and the continued support of the Oceania Championships is a testament to their continued commitment to Athletics. Digicel Fiji will provide all athletes with a local SIM card, so…
Oceania Athletics Association would like to acknowledge Moana Kervella of French Polynesia and French Athletics Federation on his appointment as a Chief Judge at the 2024 Olympic Games. Moana, a World Athletics Silver Referee, will serve as one of the Chief Judges in the horizontal jumps during the games. Initially appointed to the technical official pool…
The Organisation of Sports Federations of Oceania (OSFO) welcomes a new president, Yvonne Mullins at the 2024 General Assembly, in Nadi Fiji. Yvonne embarks as the third president as OSFO, and first female president of the association. A member of the OSFO Executive since 2007 Yvonne succeeds Kevan Gosper AO, who held the office for…
On the penultimate day of the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) General Assembly in Fiji, Oceania Athletics Association, Executive Director Yvonne Mullins wins the ONOC Equity Commission (ECO) inaugural “Active Champions for Equity” (ACE) Award. The Active Champions for Equity award aims to spotlight those who have exhibited exemplary leadership, innovative projects, or contributed to…
International Women’s Day (IWD) is an opportunity to reflect on the theme of ‘Inspire Inclusion’, can we reaffirm our commitment to creating a world where all women are empowered, valued, and included. By working together to break down barriers and foster diversity, we can build a more equitable and inclusive society for generations to come….
Being selected to participate in the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland is no mean feat. While the athletes are training hard and making sacrifices to compete at this professional level, there are also the people behind the scenes who can help make their dreams of competing happen. The dream for Mosese Foliaki…