It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of Robert Bola, father of the current PNG Athletics Team Manager, Nola Peni, and grandfather of PNG athlete Miriam Peni. Robert passed peacefully in his sleep on 8th December. Robert was in the 1963 PNG Athletics Team to the Inaugural South Pacific Games. He…
Prostate Cancer Awareness Kids’ Athletics Athletics Fiji in partnership with the Suva Oldies Rugby, hosted an awareness program at the Sacred Heart College grounds on Saturday 25th November in support of the Prostate Cancer awareness initiative. Athletics Fiji was approached by officials from the Suva Oldies Rugby Association, to conduct a Kids Athletics Program along-side…
Tony Fairweather is a level 4 Sprints, Hurdles and Relay Coach who is based in the Gold Coast after he moved from Maitland, Newcastle in 2013. He has coached athletes to World Juniors, World Champs, World Indoors, Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and Pacific Games. This will be Tonys first time attending Mini Pacific Games as…
Athletics New Zealand has launched an exciting competition format to provide competition leading into the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Click here to see their Press Release.
Ten Minutes with Adrine Monagi 2015 Pacific Games Heptathlon Champion PNG Heptathlon National Record Holder What is your best athletics quality? Shutting out negativity during practice is one of my best athletics quality. My faith behind closed doors makes me stronger during practice and that carries through to competition. Being spiritually prepared sets…
Kiribati Athletics Association has been a partner with OAA in the Pacific Sports Partnership (PSP) funded by the Australian Government. PSP is a Sport for Development Program which aims at increasing the levels of regular participation of Pacific Islanders, including people with disability, in quality sport activities. As part of this program, KAA has hired two…