June 5, 2017
Lautoka’s new track at Churchill Park

the Burning West* can now compete on an equal footing In the early days of the Fiji Secondary Schools’ Athletics Championships, the finals were held on the the grass tracks at either Buckhurst Park in Suva, or Natabua High School in Lautoka. Term One of the school year is the allocated time for this huge…

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June 2, 2017
PNG sprinters in fine form

PNG’s athletes are shaping up well to mount a strong challenge at the Oceania Championships in Suva from June 28 to July 1. Commanding performances by Charles Livuan and a superb 400m run by Emmanuel Wanga were the highlights of last weekend’s competition in Port Moresby. East New Britain’s Livuan who relocated to Port Moresby…

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June 1, 2017
Weekly Recap

From 23rd to 28th of May Kiribati Athletics Association held a TOECS level 1 course. The course was held a Mary’s Motel and the track in Bairiki. There were 7 people participating in the very communicative course, with lots of discussions, input and questions. All of the participants, who have previously officiated in Kiribati, have passed…

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June 1, 2017
Rellie Kaputin delivers again

Rellie Kaputin delivered another Champion’s performance to play a big part in her West Texas A&M Team winning the NCAA Division 2 National Championships team title in Bradenton, Florida last weekend. The 24 year old from Tinganalom village in East New Britain produced a massive long jump of 6.53m for second place behind her team…

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June 1, 2017
OAA visit to Kiribati

May 2017 by Bob Snow Below is a brief profile, with photos, of one of the smaller countries in the world and one of the most remote in the Oceania Region. It highlights the problems to be found in such small nations, and outlines the great advances the people have made to compete in Athletics…

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May 31, 2017
Tonga hosts coaching course

Tonga Athletics Association has hosted a CECS Level I course in country from 1st – 12th May 2017. The coaching course was the first of its kind for more than a decade in Tonga and an important milestone for the development of Athletics. 21 participants have attended and successfully completed the course, which teaches not only…

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