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Athletics Community Mourns the Passing of Joseph Rodan Junior The Oceania athletics family is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Joseph Rodan Junior, (JJ) a Fijian national and international representative athlete, leader, and advocate for sport, who lost his courageous battle with illness on 13 January 2026. JJ’s impact on athletics was profound…

Highlights from World Cross Country: Australia’s Mixed Relay Victory The Australian mixed 4x2km relay team claimed gold at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, delivering the defining result for Oceania on course. Three years on from a bronze medal in Bathurst, the team returned with experience and left with a world title. Three years…

The Oceania Area will be well represented when the World Cross Country Championships get underway in the United States, with athletes set to take on the demanding Tallahassee (USA) course, with a few surprises along the way and maybe some alligators! Australia arrives in Florida with depth across every race, led by a strong mixed…

On most weekends, Isaac Oppenheimer does something few runners can claim. He runs around his entire country. Distance running is booming globally, with more people chasing long runs, mass participation events selling out, personal challenges filing the media feeds. In the middle of the Pacific, on one of the world’s smallest nations, that same momentum…

Oceania Athletics Opens Applications for Championships Internship Programme Oceania Athletics has announced the launch of its Oceania Athletics Championships – Internship Programme, offering two paid internship opportunities for candidates from Pacific Island nations ahead of the 2026 Championships in Darwin. As preparations continue for the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships, Oceania Athletics Association is seeking one…

A Homecoming on the Track: Noni Callander’s Return to Nuku‘alofa When Noni Callander walked back into Teufaiva Stadium for the Oceania Cup, she stepped into a familiar world. The venue had changed in small ways, the traffic on Nuku‘alofa’s streets had multiplied, but the memories were immediate. For Noni, a New Zealand Masters athlete and…