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Congratulations to Leslie Copeland for his performance in the Men’s Javelin. A throw of 76,04m got him in 17th position in the Qualification. Leslie has been very focused leading up to the competition in order to achieve his goal and make the final. He traveled to his second Olympics in Rio with his coach James…

The Pacific Sprint Queen has come to Rio to show what she’s got. A spectacular 100m in Suva last month lead to a new PB of 11.29s, a new National Record for Papua New Guinea, a direct Olympic Qualifier and therefor skipping the Preliminary Rounds at the Olympics. This will be the second Olympic Games…

Watch Rodman run on Saturday, 13th August at 22.30 (Australian time). Rodman Teltull is one of the five athletes competing for Palau at the Olympic Games in Rio. He is excited and can’t wait for competition. “I’ve got my fast shoes ready.” “I’m looking forward to the competition, the experience, Rio and its sights. I…

The Oceania Cross Country Championships 2016 and the Athletics New Zealand Cross Country Championships were held on 7th August 2016 at the Domain in the middle of Auckland, New Zealand. With over 500 entries the Championships were promising to be a crowded and exciting event. Many high class athletes from New Zealand competed alongside Oceania’s…

HPTC Coaches Alison and Tony Fairweather and their Squad, Toea Wisil, Patricia Taea and Rodman Teltull, are on their way to Rio today. We are wishing you all the best of luck for your competitions and a great Olympic experience. Despite all the negative news coming from Brazil, the HPTC Squad is looking forward to…

The first ever Kids Athletics Program was conducted at the Yap Sporting Complex on Wednesday July 27. The program was organized by 15 local Track & Field coaches who were part of the week long courses in Basic Kids Athletics and officiating. Organizing the Kids Athletics program was part of the assessment process for the…