Peniel Richard achieved the rare distinction of setting two National Records in one day last Sunday. Competing in the Lone Star Conference Championships at his home ground at West Texas A&M, Richard won the triple jump competition by some margin with a 15.59m effort, an improvement of 5cm on his own National record. He followed…

PNG’s Leonie Beu is in peak form as the track season draws to a close in the USA JuniorCollege programme. The Morobe athlete posted massive personal best performances on sunday in both the 200m and 400m during the NJCCA Regional VI  Championships at Arkansas City , Kansas. Beu clocked 24.12 seconds in the 200m heats and 54.79 secs in a thrilling  400m where she was just edged out on the…

Congratulations, Peniel Richard of who finished the NCAA D2 indoor season with new PNG national indoor record of 15.56m in the Triple Jump. Richard improved on his previous indoor record of 15.31m set in January this year. The result earned him third place in a very close competition where he went into the final round…

The PNG Athletics Community is in mourning for Sophia Marai who passed away at the age of 55 at Pacific International Hospital on 23 February 2021 after a long illness Sophia , who hailed from Tarawai Island in East Sepik Province was a dedicated member of the PNG Athletics family for over three decades. As…

Promising up and coming sprinter  Monica Korowi left for the United States today to join the track team at WmCarey University in Hattiesburg Mississippi whilst studying Health Information Management.  It was at the  Oceania Under 18 Championships in Townsville in June 2019 where Korowi established herself as a quality sprinter after being identified by Athletics PNG at…