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October 18, 2016
IAAF Reform – Time for Change

The 22 Members Federations from the Oceania Area will have their turn this Friday to hear from President Lord Coe on the IAAF Reform on the Gold Coast, Australia. Oceania Athletics will be bring live updates through the OAA Facebook, Twitter and Facebook Live accounts throughout the meeting. Follow us from 11am AEST. As part…

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October 11, 2016
Zane Robertson breaks Oceania 10k Record in Berlin

The Great Berlin 10km – 9 October 2016 Zane Robertson broke his own New Zealand national 10km road record in winning the prestige event, by nearly a minute, in 27:28. Robertson had shared the previous record of 28:04 with Jonathan Wyatt both times achieved at Chiba Japan, Wyatt in 1996 and Robertson in 2013. Robertson…

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September 21, 2016
Wrap up from the 2016 Paralympics for Oceania

With the 2016 Paralympics finished the Oceania Region has had unprecedented results. Congratulations to all athletes on their performances. MEDALISTS from the Oceania Region Gold Bradyen Davidson (AUS) – Men T36 Long Jump 5.62m Scott Reardon (AUS) – Men T42 100m James Turner – (AUS) Men T36 800m 2.02.39 (World Record) Anna Grimaldi (NZL) –…

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September 9, 2016
Congratulations to Anna Grimaldi!

With a new Personal Best Anna Grimaldi brings the first Gold Medal to New Zealand at the Paralympic Games in Rio last night. Anna took of to her last attempt placing 3rd overall when she reached the mark of 5.62m which brought her in the lead, just 3cm ahead of Yunidis Castillo from Cuba, who finished…

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September 6, 2016
Tom’s big season – Oceania Record falls again

Name: Tom Walsh Federation: New Zealand Age: 24 It’s be a big year for the New Zealand Shot Putter IAAF World Indoor champion Olympic Bronze medallist IAAF Diamond League Shot Put winner Tom has now broken the Oceania Record three times in the last 10 days. This time with a best performance of 22.21m at…

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September 2, 2016
From low point to High Jump: Epeli’s epic Paralympic journey

Amputee Epeli Baleibau was going through hard times until an extraordinary series of events set the Fijian high jumper on a Paralympic pathway. Read the whole story from  ABC International Development as part of the Pacific Sports Partnership between OAA and Athletics Fiji funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.          …

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