August 28, 2015

For Pacific athletes, getting to worlds is what matters most

BEIJING, (AP) – Sprinter Beouch Ngirchongor wakes up every morning at 5 a.m. to train for an hour before going to his job as a carpenter in the Northern Mariana Islands.  After work, it’s back to the track, where he runs alone. “I have a coach, but no more athletes, they’ve all gone to college,”…

Fiji hosting Oceania Swimming champ

SUVA, (PACNEWS) -The President of the Oceania Swimming Association Denis Miller has clarified that Fiji’s hosting the 2016 Oceania Swimming Championships was conditional on Fiji Government support to host the event. Miller made the clarification after media reports in Fiji that the country has won the bid to host the championship. “Delegates at the Oceania…