Eighty athletes selected to undertake intensive training in China have been formally farewelled by Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare. The athletes will spend 90 days intensive training in China to prepare them physically and mentally to compete in the 2023 Pacific Games on their return. The 80 athletes are our representatives in Seven of the…
THE Australian High Commission last week hosted Clarence ‘CJ’ McCarthy-Grogan, an Indigenous Australian wheelchair basketballer undertaking community outreach across Honiara. A statement from the Australian High Commission said CJ’s visit was part of Australia’s partnership with Solomon Islands ahead of the 2023 Pacific Games, where Australia is the numbawan training partner. CJ was in Honiara…
SOLOMON Islands national Karate team has won four bronze medals in the recently held Oceania Karate Federation Championship in New Zealand. Solomon Islands won bronze in the men’s 75kg and women’s 55kg, 50kg and 61kg weight categories. Joe Kwasui won bronze medal in the men’s 75kg and while Jacinta Uriga, Mary Liu and Hazel Uate’e…
The National Hosting Authority (NHA) is calling on the members of the public, especially those living close to the Games’ Facilities to acknowledge the opportunities the country is presented with in having the brand-new sports facilities and therefore to look after these properties. These facilities include the National Stadium of Solomon Islands, and the 2023…
SOLOMON Islands national Futsal team, Kurukuru finished off their first international friendly match against the Australian Futsalroos with a 1-1 draw at the Heffron Centre yesterday. It was a tough contest between the two teams which ended with a nil all draw in the first half. The hosts were the first to find the back…
THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Invitational Beach Soccer Championship kicked off at the DC Park beach soccer pitch yesterday. Eight matches were played to mark the start of the weeklong tournament. Kwikwi sent an early warning as the reigning Beach Champions securing two wins in day one of the tournament. They beat Canaan Olagegeu…
Parikana Football club are the champions of the Guadalcanal Football Association (GFA) futsal championship which ended on Tuesday at the Multipurpose Hall in Honiara. Parikana sealed their victory after defeating Longu Miracles 4-0 in the grand final match. Parikana head coach Reggie Ernest is impressed with the result as well as his team’s performance all…
Jerol Patty Eremae is impressed for the opportunity to join the Solomon Islands Kurukuru national futsal team for the three friendly matches in Australia. The 16-year-old has been named in the final Kurukuru 14 man squad selected by Head Coach Damon Shaw that will be playing three international friendly matches with the Australia Futsalroos. Jerol…
THE few changes to the final list for the national Futsal team, Kurukuru for the PacificAus Sports International Futsal Series 2023 is aimed at giving all players a chance to play. This was revealed by the Solomon Islands national Futsal team coach, Damon Shaw when responding to questions asked on why some players are being…
THE outgoing President of the Solomon Islands Football Federation, SIFF, Willie Lai has acknowledged Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP, as the national leader whose stewardship saw football reaching new heights, giving hope for aspiring Solomon Islands athletes. Speaking during the recent SIFF Congress, Lai stressed, many leaders have come and gone but have turned…