September 21, 2016
Wrap up from the 2016 Paralympics for Oceania

With the 2016 Paralympics finished the Oceania Region has had unprecedented results. Congratulations to all athletes on their performances. MEDALISTS from the Oceania Region Gold Bradyen Davidson (AUS) – Men T36 Long Jump 5.62m Scott Reardon (AUS) – Men T42 100m James Turner – (AUS) Men T36 800m 2.02.39 (World Record) Anna Grimaldi (NZL) –…

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September 13, 2016
Palau Kids Athletics and Palau Marathon Report

On August 26th, Palau conducted the 2016 Kids Athletics and elementary Athletics championships with 600 students from 8 different schools from Babeldaob to Koror.  This event is a collaboration between the Ministry of Education, Palau National Olympic Committee and the Palau Track and Field Association, and it’s been added to the annual school calendar and,…

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September 13, 2016
Liam Malone breaks 200m Paralympic Record

Liam Malone (NZL) today broke the Paralympic Record for the T43/44 200m in Rio. Liam ran 21.06 seconds to break Oscar Pistorius record which was 21.30 It is Malone’s second medal of the Games, having already secured a silver in the 100m behind Great Britain legend Jonnie Peacock and he could yet add a third,…

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September 9, 2016
Congratulations to Anna Grimaldi!

With a new Personal Best Anna Grimaldi brings the first Gold Medal to New Zealand at the Paralympic Games in Rio last night. Anna took of to her last attempt placing 3rd overall when she reached the mark of 5.62m which brought her in the lead, just 3cm ahead of Yunidis Castillo from Cuba, who finished…

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September 6, 2016
Tom’s big season – Oceania Record falls again

Name: Tom Walsh Federation: New Zealand Age: 24 It’s be a big year for the New Zealand Shot Putter IAAF World Indoor champion Olympic Bronze medallist IAAF Diamond League Shot Put winner Tom has now broken the Oceania Record three times in the last 10 days. This time with a best performance of 22.21m at…

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September 2, 2016
From low point to High Jump: Epeli’s epic Paralympic journey

Amputee Epeli Baleibau was going through hard times until an extraordinary series of events set the Fijian high jumper on a Paralympic pathway. Read the whole story from  ABC International Development as part of the Pacific Sports Partnership between OAA and Athletics Fiji funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.          …

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