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August 7, 2021
Trevor Spittle: Tokyo Technical Official x 2

It’s hard to believe that the Olympics are almost at the end. After 5 years of waiting, Tokyo really did happen, and for one of our ever-green Technical Officials, it was an event like no other. Trevor Spittle is a member of the World Athletics, International Technical Officials’ Panels – one of five Oceania Officials:…

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New Zealand
August 4, 2021
Once-in-a-Lifetime Games; Privileged to be a Technical Official 

Oceania Athletics are thankful for the updates from our officials during their time in Tokyo. Great insight from inside the inner circle. Helen Roberts (AUS) – Jury of Appeal As I sit here in the foyer of our hotel, looking over at the stadium where I have just witnessed a fantastic race in the history…

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Olympics
August 3, 2021
Flack, Snell, Doubell … Peter Bol?

Fifty-three years later, Peter Bol becomes the 5th Australian and just the 6th Oceanian Athlete to make the Final of the Olympic Games 800m for Men. The progression to the Olympic Final has been all class, Area Record each round; courageous yet confident – Peters’ perfection, a story 27 years in the making. Bol, 27,…

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Australia
July 30, 2021
Lockdown to Tokyo: Lataisi Mwea of Kiribati

A young man in a foreign country took the opportunity with both hands to improve his athletic performance, with an ultimate dream of representing Kiribati at the Olympic Games. That dream comes true today as Lataisi Mwea of Kiribati lines up in the men’s 100m. Lataisi arrived at the OAA Training Centre, Gold Coast, Australia,…

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Kiribati
July 29, 2021
Oceania Identified Athlete from Tuvalu makes Olympic Debut

Matie Stanley will represent Tuvalu in the Women’s 100m at the Tokyo2020 Olympic Games. The now 18 year old sprinter Matie Stanley has had a rapid rise since she first started athletics on the mainland in Tuvalu in 2018. Tuvalu Athletics Association in conjunction with Tuvalu National Olympic Committee, hosted a Talent Development Camp in…

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Tuvalu
July 29, 2021
Oceania Athletics Tokyo2020 Event Previews

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sprints/Hurdles/Relays: 100m Men: Rohan Browning, Nathan Crumpton, Scott Fiti, Ronold Fotofili, Jonah Harris, Adrian Ililau, Karalo Maibuca, Latiasi Mwea, Banuve Tabakaucoro 100m Women: Hana Basic, Maitie Stanley, Regine Tugade 200m Women: Riley Day 400m Men: Alex Beck, Steve Solomon  400m Women: Bendere Oboya 110m Hurdles: Nick Hough 100m Hurdles: Liz Clay 400m Hurdles Women:…

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