Tuvalu athletes for Birmingham 2022 train on airport runway
Tuvalu's athletes have been training in an unusual place to prepare for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - the country's international airport.
Space in the...
Palau gears up for 2025 Pacific Mini Games
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr on 13 May signed a Presidential Directive establishing the 2025 Pacific Games Organising Committee.
Palau won at the bid to...
Nauru Olympic Committee praises outgoing ONOC Athletes’ Commission chair Lelai
The Nauru Olympic Committee (NOC) has paid tribute to Papua New Guinean official Karo Lelai, who is set to step down as chair of...
Commonwealth Games Australia CEO keen on permanent support for Pacific athletes
-Commonwealth Games Australia has partnered with the Australian Government to provide support for Pacific island athletes aiming to be part of the Commonwealth Games...
Solomon Islands new running track ready for use
Athletes will soon use Solomon Islands’s first ever synthetic training running track built at the King George Sixth School site, East Honiara.
According to a...
Australia keen to extend PacificAusSports partnership beyond its current funding cycle: Minister Seselja
Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Zed Seselja says the PacificAusSports Olympic and Paralympic partnership was set up to provide elite level...
Nauru and Tuvalu athletes appear on BBC live interview from Tokyo
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Tokyo
Two athletes from Oceania were guests on the BBC World Sport broadcast in a live cross on the...
Inclusion of three sports tennis, weightlifting, and va’a in 2022 Pacific Mini...
Pacific Games Council has approved the CNMI’s request to include three more sports—tennis, weightlifting, and va’a (outrigger canoe)—to the calendar of events for the...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...