Papua New Guinea

February 18, 2021
PNG Sprinter heads to Mississippi

Promising up and coming sprinter  Monica Korowi left for the United States today to join the track team at WmCarey University in Hattiesburg Mississippi whilst studying Health Information Management.  It was at the  Oceania Under 18 Championships in Townsville in June 2019 where Korowi established herself as a quality sprinter after being identified by Athletics PNG at…

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Papua New Guinea
January 8, 2021
Vale Elanga Buala (PNG)

The Sport of Athletics is mourning the loss of Elanga Buala who passed away suddenly at her home in Lae today. Along with Iammo Launa and Barbara Ingiro – Sapea, Buala was , in 1984 one of the first women to represent PNG at the Olympic Games From a beginning in Volleyball, Elanga made the…

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Papua New Guinea
December 17, 2020
PNG’s AOD Project Launched

The hosting of the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst NSW in February 2022 is seen as a great opportunity for PNG Athletics and preparations began earlier this year with the establishment of a small training group of national squad athletes at Utmei Secondary School, ENB under the guidance of National Coach Bernard Manau.Thanks to  Athletics…

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Papua New Guinea
December 2, 2020
Papua New Guinea National Championships Preview

Written by Bob Snow, Athletics PNG and Oceania Athletics Life Member The year has been quite unlike any experienced in my lifetime. The Corona pandemic has played havoc with our lives, and made it extremely difficult for sporting competitions to follow their normal seasons. As such it is to their credit that Athletics PNG has…

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National Championships
November 26, 2020
PNG Hero Programme

Three members of the National Track and Field Team joined 28 other participants from 16 sports in attending the Team PNG Hero Programme last week in Port Moresby. Poro Gahekave , Sharon Toako and Jacklyne Travertz were  all nominated by Athletics PNG to undertake the training at the invitation of the PNG Olympic Committee.The Team PNG HERO Programme is…

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Papua New Guinea
November 20, 2020
Sharon Toako Breaks PNG National Record

Sharon Toako set a new PNG national record for the women’s discus in Port Moresby last weekend with a distance of 38.96metres, eclipsing the mark of 38.46 set by heptathlete Iammo Launa in 1993, also in Port Moresby. Toako is better known as the National Record Holder and 2019 Pacific Games gold medallist in the…

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National Record