2017 Sports sp awards finalist The finalists for The SP Sports Awards for 2017 have been announced. For the female athlete of the year the finalists are Abigail Tere-Apisah (tennis), Thelma Toua (weightlifting) and Toea Wisil (athletics). A total of 155 nominations were received only three have been selected for the 25th anniversary of the…

Celebrating athletics day Last weekend Federations all around the Oceania Region setup and participated in “Celebrating Athletics Day”. An example is Nauru with a support package from OAA which contained wristbands balloons, Frisbees and a couple of other things, they provided a fun experience for all of the kids who attended.  A big thanks to…

IAAF Diamond league Currently under way is the IAAF Diamond league competition set in Doha, Qatar. Sixteen of the leading Olympic and world champion athletes will be competing in Doha on Friday the 5th of May to help kick off the 2017 IAAF Diamond League for the eighth straight year in the Qatari capital. Valerie…

Valerie Adams Appointed Dame Yesterday Olympic shot put gold medalist Valerie Adam is set to become the youngest New Zealander to be appointed a Dame at the New Year’s Honors in New Zealand. At 32, she will be younger than Dame Susan Devoy or Sir Edmund Hillary, who were both 34 when they were honored….

NZ’s 2017 World University Games Team New Zealand has released the intial list for what athletes they have chosen to compete at the 2017 World University games Track and Field Championships. in Taipei, Taiwan in August this year. The current team captain has been selected as Craig Motley. The final selection will be declared by…

2017 Australian Athletics Championships Last weekend was the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships and what a week it was for track and field in Australia. Putting the nation’s best able-bodied and para-athletes of all ages against each other. Over the course of the week many records were broken including national and world records, plenty qualifiers for…