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February 27, 2017
Vanuatu Opening Athletics Championships

On the 21st of February was the Vanuatu Opening Athletics Champions. There was a total number of 91 athletes competing across events that ranged from 100m to 1.5km including relays, long jump, shot-put and discus. Find the results here    

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February 27, 2017
McCartney ascends to new heights

Eliza McCartney yesterday cleared 4.82m to break the Oceania Record Pole Vault record, previously held by Alana Boyd, at 4.81m. McCartney was a clear winner in the competition, held at the Auckland Track Challenge. She continues a good run of form to start the season for the 20 year old, after winning the Vertical Pursuit…

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February 23, 2017
Weekly Recap

Lachlan Volling-Geoghegan OAA will introduce a weekly recap that will include the competitions, events and news from the previous week. Rellie Kaputin was again the star on an action packed weekend for nine of the eleven PNG athletes in the USA who competed in various events around the country. Kaputin led her West Texas A&M…

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February 21, 2017
Sprint double in Canberra for Toea Wisil

Toea Wisil won the sprint double at the ACT Championships in Canberra last weekend, setting  a new PNG National record of 23.23 secs in the process and equalling her personal best of 11.29 seconds. In the 100m Toea edged out home town favourite and Australian Record holder Melissa Breen who ran 11.33.  Breen is said…

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February 20, 2017
Oceania walks champions crowned

Yesterday, Regan Lamble and Dane Bird-Smith, secured the Oceania walks titles, held alongside the first leg of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Adelaide, South Australia. The race took place in cool conditions on a course on the banks of the Torrens River on the edge of Adelaide’s central business district. Temperatures were in the…

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January 30, 2017
Farewell Henry Foufaka – Solomon Islands

Henry Foufaka passed away on the 25th January in Honiara, it is believed that Henry died of natural causes.  Henry was a national Solomon Islands Long Distance Runner who went on compete at the Oceania Championships and South Pacific Games.  His highlight was 2003 South Pacific Games in Fiji  where he achieved a Bronze for…

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