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The third installment of the IAAF Diamond League headed to the United States, and Hayward Field, the home of the 2021 World Championships. The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier Diamond League meets of the year, and this year was no different. In the International Mile, Australian Luke Mathews, kicked off proceedings, with a…
Report written by OAA Life Member, Bob Snow. With the Melanesian Championships doubling as the official trial for the Youth Olympics to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1st-6th October 2018), it was not surprising that the main highlights of the meet came from the U18 Division. Australia and New Zealand had sent very strong…
Athletics PNG will be represented by three female and eight male athletes at the Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast in April. Triple Gold Medallist from the 2015 Pacific Games Rellie Kaputin will contest the long jump and triple jump whereas young Afure Adah will run the 100m and 200m sprints. Adrine Monagi will run…
The IAAF Word indoor championships are less than a week away. With indoor racing a rarity in the pacific, the bi-annual event has been a successful outing for Oceania Athletes in the past. The previous edition, held in Portland, Untied States in 2016. The highlights from an Oceania perspective, was the Gold Medal performance from…
The Oceania 10km Road Championships were held in conjunction with the Hobart Run the Bridge 10km Race. Lisa Weightman, Australian Olympian, powered away in the Women’s race, to record a course record time, and become Oceania Champion. Finishing second was Charlotte Purdue, a British Representative, and top ten finisher at last year’s World Championships. Rounding…