Papua New Guinea's powerlifters produced dominant performances at the Tuanaimato Sport Complex as they earned six Pacific Games gold medals on the first day of action.
Toea Wisil has written her name indelibly into Pacific Games history after she completed the triple-triple in the women's sprint events.
Six sports will feature on a scaled down programme at the 2021 Pacific Mini Games in the Northern Mariana Islands, which is seeking to recover from the impact of Super Typhoon Yutu last year.
The impact of the Oceania Sport Education Programme's (OSEP) courses are being assessed through a survey of graduate managers and coaches participating in the 2019 Pacific Games here.
The Pacific Games Council (PGC) are hopeful an amicable resolution can be reached to the organisation's dispute with the Tongan Government, related to the country's withdrawal as hosts of the 2019 Pacific Games.
by Michael Pavitt and Matthew Smith in Apia
American Samoa avenged their 2015 final defeat to Fiji to be crowned Pacific Games women's basketball champions here, earning their nation's first gold of Samoa 2019.
Australia won all 10 taekwondo gold medals on offer at the Pacific Games here today – including in one weight category which had only one contender.
Alex Beddoes of the Cook Islands completed the men’s middle-distance double at Samoa 2019 by triumphing in the men’s 1500 metres final here today.
Australia and New Zealand’s participation in the Pacific Games is expected to grow further in future editions, Pacific Games Council (PGC) chief executive Andrew Minogue has revealed.
by Michael Pavitt and Matthew Smith in Apia
Fiji's Banuve Tabakaucoro and Papua New Guinea's Toea Wisil set Pacific Games records in the 100 metres on their way to securing gold at Samoa 2019 here today.
Australia won five of the six gold medals on offer on the first day of taekwondo competition at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa, as several fighters were given medals despite losing their only bout.
New Caledonia dominated the individual judo competitions at the 2019 Pacific Games here by winning six of the 12 medals on offer at the Faleata Sports Complex.
Samoa 2019 chairman Loau Solamalemalo Keneti Sio has joined the debate over weightlifter Laurel Hubbard's participation in the women's over-87 kilograms here, calling it "unfair" after the transgender lifter won two gold medals.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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