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June 25, 2017
2018 Oceania Athletics Regional Championships

The OAA Congress and Administration Seminar yesterday awarded the 2018 Area Regional Championships for the Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian Championships. Port Vila, Vanuatu will host the 2018 Melanesian Championships on the newly refurbished Korman Stadium.  The event will be hosted by Vanuatu Athletics Association on the 9,10,11 May 2018. The Micronesian Championships will head to…

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June 25, 2017
Life Membership Bestowed on Two of Oceania’s Finest

The Oceania Athletics Association presented Life Membership to Mr Albert Miller (FIJ) and Mr Denis Wilson AM (AUS) at the Oceania Athletics Association Congress Dinner in Fiji at the time of the OAA Congress. Albert Miller has been involved in all facets of the sport of Athletics since a very early age.  Albert started out…

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June 24, 2017
Preview of Men’s Field Events & Decathlon

The High Jump looks to be a very close affair with none of the main competitors standing out from the pack with their 2017 form. Fiji NR Holder, Malakai Kaiwalu (2.09m in the Melanesian Championships in 2016), jumped 1.90m at this year’s Nationals.  Peniel Richard (PNG) has cleared 2.00m this season and in his last…

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June 24, 2017
Preview of Women’s Field Events & Hepathlon

The Senior Women’s High Jump should be won comfortably by PNG’s Rellie Kaputin. Rellie won the 2015 Pacific Games contest with a height of 1.77m. This year she has jumped 1.70m or higher eight times. The next best on the ranking list is Fiji’s Rosalia Raqato who cleared 1.60m earlier this year. The rest of…

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June 23, 2017
Oceania’s best marathoners race to be crowned champion

Article by Gold Coast Airport Marathon A trans-Tasman clash featuring three previous champions will headline this year’s IAAF Oceania Area Marathon Championships held at the 39th annual Gold Coast Airport Marathon on Sunday 2 July.   Oceania Athletics Association Executive Director Yvonne Mullins said the championships have been on the Gold Coast since its inception…

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June 23, 2017
Preview of Women’s Track events

For the Australian and New Zealand competitors, this will be their last meet of the season. For the Pacific Islands’ athletes, however, this will be a major stepping-stone for selection for their national teams to the Mini Pacific Games in Port Vila in December.   Following on from her impressive display in the Australian National…

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