Theo Piniau Papua New Guinea 200m National Record Holder Olympian ( 2016 Rio) What age were you when you started your athletics? And How did you start I started athletics at the age of 19, soccer was always my first love. My father convinced me that I was very fast for a soccer player…
2018 Oceania Athletics 20km Race Walking Last weekend Athletics Australia hosted the 2018 Oceania 20km Race Walking Championships. Since then the results have been posted on the Athletics Australia website. Before the race many people had picked Dane Bird-Smith to be the winner however due to unforeseen circumstances, Dane Bird-Smith was not in peak condition….
It was a big day of Athletics, with not only the Oceania Race Walking Championships taking place, but also an Oceania Record being broken in Melbourne. The Oceania Championships 20km Racewalking Championships took place, once again in Adelaide, South Australia. They’re underway! Follow all the updates here…#Aus20kmRW #ThisIsAthletics pic.twitter.com/IkfZUfYet1 — Athletics Australia (@AthsAust) February 10,…
Media Release From Athletics Australia Original post can be found on the Athletics Australia website A bumper two weeks of Australian athletics begins in Adelaide this Sunday at the 2018 Australian 20km Race Walking Championships and Oceania Championships. The event doubles as the selection trial for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Rio Olympic bronze medalist Dane…
Ten Minutes with Tereapii Tapoki Cook Island National Record holder in Discus and Shot Put Reigning Pacific Discus Champion Olympian (2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing) Police Officer (Sergeant) What is your best athletics quality? Self-motivation. Knowing how I would feel after a good workout is my motive to get up and train. I am very…
WELLINGTON,02 FEBRUARY 2018 (NZ HERALD)—New Zealand will send 15 track and field athletes to April’s Commonwealth Games, a group spearheaded by world shot put champion Tom Walsh, two-time Olympic medallist Nick Willis and shot put legend Valerie Adams. The squad was named today and also includes Rio bronze medal-winning pole vaulter Eliza McCartney, who will…