There was a buzz in Suva leading into the biggest Area Oceania Athletics Championships ever to be hosted. At FASANOC in the days prior saw 30 of Oceania’s Youth Leaders immerse themselves in a Wellbeing and Inclusion Workshop to further their off track and interpersonal development. Participants came from across fifteen (15) of the Oceania…

The elections to the OAA Athletes’ Commission were held during the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships conducted in Suva, Fiji. The following Athletes were elected to the OAA Athletes’ Commission: Dame Valerie Adams (New Zealand)Alex Beddoes (Cook Islands)Chloe David (Vanuatu)Regine Tugade (Guam) The OAA Council is now asking for nominations to fill the remaining three (3)…

Words: Bob Snow – OAA statistician Men’s Javelin The Senior Men’s Javelin managed to give the Australian favourite, Nash Lowis, a good victory with his throw of 79.67m, but the top Islander – PNG’s Lakona Gerega – who finished in 4th position behind three Australians, threw the 800g Javelin 66.73m to break his own National…

With nine Pacific Islands’ athletes in the semi-finals of the Senior Women’s 200m event, it will be fascinating to see which ones make it to the final. There are 11 Pacific Islands’ athletes in the semi-finals of the Senior Men’s 200m. Looking forward to see how many make it to the final to battle with…

There is a huge field of 17 in the Masters’ Throws Heptathlon. Having to throw the Shot, Discus, Javelin, Hammer and Weight, it will take forever to finish this event. Nearly all of the entries are from Australia and New Zealand, but from Samoa we have Shaka Sola (45-49 age group) and from Fiji –…

Words: Bob Snow The Senior Men’s Long Jump was a great contest between the winner Liam Adcock (AUS – 8.05m) and Henry Frame (AUS – 7.82m windy) in second place. Henry has been producing top quality Long Jump performances for well over a decade. It is good to see him still in a highly competitive…