NEWS
  1. Maria Clarke Receives Merit Award
  2. Adrine Monagi Awarded Scholarship
  3. Oceania at the World Cross Country Championships
  4. Oceania’s first World Athletics Gold Level Meet
  5. Success in Fiji: Coaches Education
  6. PNG Athletes Training on the Gold Coast
  7. PNG Team – Training on the Gold Coast

Federation News

February 11, 2021
Area News: Weekly Wrap Up
One Day Meets return, with Christchurch hosting the first of the World Athletics Continental Tour Meets for 2021. The International Track Meet in Christchurch returned for the first time in 11 years. The last edition was due to be one of the best meetings ever seen on New Zealand soil, but the devastating earthquake that...
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January 4, 2021
Tonga National Championships

The year ended in Tonga, with their National Championships being conducted on December 8th and 9th at Teufaiva Sport Stadium. Highlights from the day, included an impressive 15.19m winning throw from Atamaama Tuutafaiva. Whilst double Pacific Games Gold Medalist, Mosese Foliaki, won the 110m Hurdles.

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National Championships
December 17, 2020
PNG’s AOD Project Launched

The hosting of the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst NSW in February 2022 is seen as a great opportunity for PNG Athletics and preparations began earlier this year with the establishment of a small training group of national squad athletes at Utmei Secondary School, ENB under the guidance of National Coach Bernard Manau.Thanks to  Athletics…

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Papua New Guinea
December 15, 2020
Vanuatu National Championships

2020 was a challenging year for Athletics Vanuatu especially with the pandemic affecting the whole world. As a result, there was no regional and international competition happening and therefore no athletes are training and no coaches are seen on track. With this issue, The National championship looks as if no athletes will attend the competition….

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National Championships
December 8, 2020
PNG National Championships Day 3 and Final Results

Written by Bob Snow – OAA and Athletics PNG Life Member In Townsville last year, Lakona Gerega broke the PNG NR in the Javelin, which had stood since 1991, when he threw 64.89m in the Oceania Championships. Since then he has been struggling to find that form. Today, he came roaring back to his best….

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December 7, 2020
PNG National Championships Review – Day 1 & 2

Written by Bob Snow, OAA and Athletics PNG Life Memeber Early competition was to conduct the heats, where necessary, for the 400m and 800m metres events. In the U18 Women’s 400m Serah Neuendorf, Western Province, (the daughter of Baobo Duaba-Neuendorf and Rosemary Nami) won easily in the time of 63.48 seconds. A good win on…

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