The sport of Athletics in PNG is mourning the untimely passing of Edward Bai, the oldest of three brothers who all represented PNG in the 1990s. Edward was best known as a long and triple jumper, though he was also an accomplished sprinter. A summary of Edward Bai’s athletics career, complied by Athletics PNG Life…
Article from The Australian By JOHN STENSHOLT 7:26PM AUGUST 07, 2020 Even if it wasn’t the dream come true of an Olympic medal, Nick Hough quietly and impressively racked up a couple of significant milestones this week. On Tuesday, the day the 110m hurdler would have been running in heats in Tokyo before the COVID-19…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Athlete of Photography; Interview with Casey Sims (Sports Scientist & Sports Photographer). Our very own ‘Women In Sports’ Photo Action Awards Amateur Winner 2020 sits down with Oceania to discuss her progression, training and goals as a Sports Photographer. “Growing as an athletics photographer has similar fundamentals to developing as an Athlete. You have to train,…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Melissa Breen, A two-time Olympian and Oceania Area record holder, has announced her retirement. Congratulations to Melissa on an incredible career, a true leader on and off the track, and an inspiration to many up and coming athletes. Melissa has a tremendous list of highlights, including; In 2014, Breen broke the Area and Australian Record for the 100m with…
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – OAA COMPETITION COMMISSION The Oceania Athletics Association is calling for Expressions of Interest to be considered for the newly constituted Oceania Athletics Association, Competition Commission. The Competition Commission will replace the previous editions of the OAA Technical Commission and Cross-Country Committee. The role of the Commission is to advise and to make recommendations…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Olympic Day is celebrated on the 23rd of June and nowadays developing into much more than a run or just a sports event. Based on the three pillars “move”, “learn” and “discover”, National Olympic Committees are deploying sports, cultural and educational activities which address everybody – regardless age, gender, social background or sporting ability. Some…