SOLOMON Islands’ Women’s beach volleyball team is among 24 teams that qualify for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games across the men’s and women’s events. A statement from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games said Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Ghana, Ghambia and South Africa will compete in beach volleyball competition at the Games for the first time. It…
SI receives first of eight PRC funded sports facility for PG2023 THE newly built Track and Field facility at the King George Sixth School former cricket field was officially handed over to the Government of Solomon Islands by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) yesterday. This is the first of eight sports facility projects under…
National Volleyball players grateful for new court BEACH volleyball now has a home to train and prepare for future competitions. Early this week, Beach volleyball players had their first feel of the newly built beach volleyball court at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS). Solomon Islands Volleyball Federation (SIVF) president Morris Maitaki is…
SINIS-HP facility for Beach Soccer, Volleyball nears completion BEACH sport athletes will soon have the opportunity to train at their new training venue at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) headquarters. Reports from SINIS confirmed 90% of the work has been completed. The final area of the work progress is filling the pitch…
Young striker joins Petone FC in NZ’s Central League ALDEN Suri, 18, the son of the Solomon Island football legend Batram Suri has made his first debut for the Petone football club in the Central league of New Zealand, Saturday. Young Suri played 29 minutes, coming from the bench in their 0-0 draw against Wellington…
THE Solomon Island National Women’s Football team are currently undergoing the SINIS-HP induction processes for the first time, at the SINIS-HP headquarter in Honiara, Thursday. About 16 players and 8 team officials underwent the initial phases of the high-performance induction process. At the induction, they were introduced to the nutrition in sports services, functional testing…
Star striker signs pro-contract with top Australian Club SOLOMON Islands international Ali Mekawir has signed a professional contract and joins national premier league South Australia (NPLSA) club, Adelaide City Football Club for 2022 season of Australia’s second-tier professional league. The deal was sealed before the world cup qualifiers as the Adelaide City backroom staff watched…
TEN members of our National Soccer Team are staying in Australia for the next two weeks for trials with some clubs in Queensland. A statement from Solomon Islands Football Federation today said the trials will be with clubs in the Queensland Premier League, NPL and possibly A-League. The players are: Micah Lea’alafa Ian Kalu Don…
ATHLETICS athletes will soon use the country’s first ever synthetic training running track built at the King George Sixth School site, East Honiara. According to a recent report from the 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project, the running track and football field is completed and ready to be used. “It’s more than thrilled to announce that…
Kuper is winner of SITAS logo competition LOCAL designer, Kurt Kuper is SBD$1,000 richer after winning the Solomon Island Tertiary Association of Sports (SITAS) logo competition. Solomon Island National Institution of Sport (SINIS) in a statement Friday announced Mr Kuper as the winner. This was after a careful screening by the SINIS & SITAS…