The country’s Weightlifting queen has again won Gold in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023 currently in India. Ms Wini won gold for Solomon Islands with an effort of 189kg (83kg + 106kg) in the Women’s 55kg. Shrabani Das of India settled for silver with a total of 181kg (81kg+100kg) behind Jenly Tegu Wini, while Australia’s…
A RUGBY tournament for rugby clubs in Auki is set for July15th at the Fiu Rugby Field in Central Kwara’ae, Malaita. The rugby tournament was initially proposed for this weekend but has been postponed for Saturday July 15th to give more time for five participating teams to prepare for the tournament. The tournament is organised…
OVER 800 athletes from Solomon Islands will be travelling to Australia to train in the lead up to the 2023 Pacific Games. A statement from the Australian High Commission in Honiara yesterday said second secretary Tilda Michalski was at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) to farewell the country’s hockey team as they…
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…