IAAF Diamond league Currently under way is the IAAF Diamond league competition set in Doha, Qatar. Sixteen of the leading Olympic and world champion athletes will be competing in Doha on Friday the 5th of May to help kick off the 2017 IAAF Diamond League for the eighth straight year in the Qatari capital. Valerie…
Valerie Adams Appointed Dame Yesterday Olympic shot put gold medalist Valerie Adam is set to become the youngest New Zealander to be appointed a Dame at the New Year’s Honors in New Zealand. At 32, she will be younger than Dame Susan Devoy or Sir Edmund Hillary, who were both 34 when they were honored….
NZ’s 2017 World University Games Team New Zealand has released the intial list for what athletes they have chosen to compete at the 2017 World University games Track and Field Championships. in Taipei, Taiwan in August this year. The current team captain has been selected as Craig Motley. The final selection will be declared by…
National squad athletes around PNG have the opportunity this month to prove themselves ready for the Oceania Championships which will be held in Suva, Fiji from 28th June to 1st July. With regular competitions getting underway in Port Moresby and occasional meets being conducted in Lae as well as many inter secondary school competitions in…
PNG athletes are in great form as the outdoor season gets underway in the USA. Both Peniel Richard and Rellie Kaputin registered very significant performances in the long jump last weekend in Texas, leaping 7.57m and 6.41m respectively. Although both performances were marginally wind assisted and therefore not recognised as national records, they are both…
Celebrating International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, what could be a better topic than the successful women in our sport? Brenda Ribauw and Trienssa Lanja Fritz are two role models of women in sports for the Oceania area. Both are holding positions within the Nauru Athletics Association and are dedicated to develop the…