Cross Country on a Volcano 🌋 Since the pandemic began, the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) has been supporting tourism businesses around the country through this difficult time. One of the initiatives was an elite cross country race on a Volcano!This elite cross country run was the first of a new annual running race that will…
The Fly Solomon Half marathon organized by the Solomon Airlines and Travel Solomon was arranged last Saturday in Honiara and everyone who took on the road really enjoyed the morning. This event was last organized in 2012 and after nine years it was again resurrected in collaboration with the Athletic Solomon for technical areas to…
Guam Track and Field Association (GTFA) recently elected its board of directors for the term 2021 through 2025. GTFA held its annual general meeting and elections on August 21, 2021 and subsequently, on August 29, 2021, the elected board of directors selected its executive board officers. Derek Mandell returns as president and Joseph Taitano retains…
Rellie Kaputin – PNG Long Jumper – Athletics Tokyo Olympian and Papua New Guinean long jumper, Rellie Kaputin talks about her road to the Games and reflects on some of the challenges that she faced along the way. Kaputin, entered the Games as the lowest ranked competitor in the long jump event but jumped 6.4Ms…
Congratulations Nathan Crumpton of America Samoa 🇦🇸 Nathan will be carrying the flag at the closing ceremony for ASA. Nathan competed in the 100m. Nathan Crumpton, a 35-year-old sprinter representing American Samoa. These days, he’s more accustomed to taking 15-to-17 steps, not triple that amount down the track. He also trains for the winter sport…
During the week, the Solomon Islands Athletics Federation conducted an Oceania Basic Athletics Scheme Course to empower coaches and teachers to conduct Athletics sessions in their respective communities and schools. The Oceania Basic Athletics Scheme (OBAS) is a coaches course to meet the needs of athletics volunteers. The course introduces the basic principles of coaching…
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