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October 16, 2018
Oceania Trail Championships

The second running of the Oceania Trail Championships was held over the weekend just outside of Christchurch, New Zealand. Following on from a successful first running in New Caledonia, this edition the distance was increased to that of 51km. The race took place around the crater rim, just outside of Christchurch. With just over 100…

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October 11, 2018
Weekly Recap

Welcome to this week’s Weekly Recap: 5th of October to 11th of October Athletics Australia Youth Olympic Games Cardiff Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships Athletics Fiji Youth Olympic Games 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa Athletics New Zealand Weekly Round Up Race Walking Clinic New Christchurch Athletics Track Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 Hour Track Races New Zealand Road…

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October 10, 2018
Youth Olympic Games

The 3rd edition of the Youth Olympics is being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Athletics is set to begin on Thursday 11th of October, with 13 Oceania federations represented. Results and start list can be found here . Broadcast Schedule Watch here Full list of athletes from Oceania is listed below. Boys Name Event FED Iosefa Mauga 100m ASA…

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October 9, 2018
OAA Visits American Samoa

Written by OAA Life Member Bob Snow Following on from the visit to Samoa, the Oceania Athletics President, Geoff Gardner, and Executive Director, Yvonne Mullins, flew the short distance from Apia to Pago Pago to visit Athletics American Samoa. After a productive meeting with coach, Lologa Olo, OAA next met with the American Samoan Department…

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October 8, 2018
OAA Officials Course – Samoa

Written by OAA Life Member Bob Snow. With much of the infrastructure in place following Samoa’s successful staging of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, Samoa is well on the way to completing the facilities for the Pacific Games. Centrepiece of the Games will be Apia Park, the venue for the Opening & Closing Ceremonies and…

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October 4, 2018
Women for a Healthy Community Workshop

Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) held their first Women for a Healthy Community workshop in Lautoka, Fiji over the weekend. The focus of the workshop was education around healthy eating in everyday life and in sport. The rate of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Fiji and other Pacific Countries is alarmingly high. Adopting a healthy lifestyle that…

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