October 4, 2022
Athlete Profile: Lataisi Mwea 

Lataisi Mwea              Kiribati By Bob Snow Lataisi Mwea was born on 26 July 2000 in South Tarawa, Kiribati. Kiribati made its first appearance on the Oceania Athletics scene when it competed (by invitation) in the Oceania Championships in Nuku’alofa in 1998. Kiribati officially joined the IAAF/World Athletics the following year. They have made great strides since…

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September 30, 2022
Oceania Cup 2023

Press Release: Oceania Cup In 2023 the Area Association will host the 4th edition of the Oceania Cup in Saipan, Northern Marianas. Previous editions have been hosted by Vanuatu, Samoa and Australia. Following of an audit of the facilities available in the region by OAA, the Oceania Athletics Council made the decision to have the…

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September 27, 2022
Athlete Profile: Banuve Tabakaucoro FIJI

Banuve Tabakaucoro             By Bob Snow Banuve was born on 4th September 1992 in Suva. He has had a long and distinguished history in Oceania Athletics. He holds the fastest ever 100m time by a Pacific Islander – 10.20 seconds, set on his home track in Suva at the Melanesian Regional Championships in July 2016. His list…

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Fiji
September 12, 2022
Athlete Profile: ‘Ata Maama Tu’utafaiva TONGA

‘Ata Maama Tu’utafaiva        Tonga By Bob Snow ‘Ata Maama was born on 25 May 1997 at Ha’afeva, a small island in the Ha’apai Group in northern Tonga. Her main event has been the Shot Put. She started her athletics career in Tailulu  Primary and High School in Havelu on the main island of Tongatapu. In her first…

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Tonga
September 6, 2022
Athlete Profile: Isila Apkup PNG

Athlete Profile: Isila Apkup PNG Article By Bob Snow Isila was born 15th August 1998 at Ambunti Health Centre and raised in Waskuk Village, in the Ambunti District of the East Sepik Province. Her early endeavours in Athletics came when she was a student at Ambunti High School. She later moved to the “big smoke” of…

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Papua New Guinea
August 17, 2022
Pacific Mini Games Award Recipients

The 11th edition of the Pacific Mini Games (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands) hosted 329 athletes from 18 nations competing in 49 Events. Seven para-events were also included at these games for the first time. The Pacific Games Council recognised the extraordinary contributions to the success of Northern Marians Pacific Mini Games 2022 through their awards ceremony after the…

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