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December 20, 2017
OAA Executive Director appointed to International Athletics Foundation

Yvonne Mullins, Executive Director of the Oceania Athletics Association, has been appointed to serve on the International Athletics Foundation Council. This appointment marks the first time a representative from the Oceania region has served in this significant role. The IAF’s primary mission is to charitably assist the world governing body for athletics (IAAF) and its…

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December 20, 2017
Michael Johnson Young Leaders Course

The Michael Johnson Young Leader course is open for nominations for 2018! To nominate a young leader from your organization for the course please complete the attached nomination form and return to Adam Burgess (adam@coachesacrosscontinents.org) by Monday January 8th 2018. All nominations will be reviewed by the MJYL panel before the final group is notified…

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December 18, 2017
Gardner wins prestigious award at Pacific Mini Games

The Pacific Mini Games concluded last Friday, with a spectacular closing ceremony. Port Vila, played host for the first time since 1993, and with new infrastructure, and a passionate and dedicated local team, the games went off without a hitch. In this edition of the PMG, there were 12 different sports present, with representation from…

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December 14, 2017
Weekly Recap

Female Athlete of the year Sally Pearson has been named Female Athlete of the Year at the AIS Sport Performance Awards in Sydney on Tuesday the 12th of December. Pearson was honoured having closed the door on three years of injury to win her second 100m hurdles victory at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in…

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December 8, 2017
Vale Robert Bola

It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of Robert Bola, father of the current PNG Athletics Team Manager, Nola Peni, and grandfather of PNG athlete Miriam Peni. Robert passed peacefully in his sleep on 8th December. Robert was in the 1963 PNG Athletics Team to the Inaugural South Pacific Games. He…

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December 7, 2017
Weekly Recap

Prostate Cancer Awareness Kids’ Athletics Athletics Fiji in partnership with the Suva Oldies Rugby, hosted an awareness  program at the Sacred Heart College grounds on Saturday 25th November in support of the Prostate Cancer awareness initiative. Athletics Fiji was approached by officials from the Suva Oldies Rugby Association, to conduct a Kids Athletics Program along-side…

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