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Possible Involvement in Masters' events ?
Having held a successful competition for older athletes, KAA is contemplating more involvement in Masters' Athletics in Oceania.
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National Championships 2012
Many of the current Kiribati internationals took part in the National Championships in December.
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Welcome Party on July 25th.
These were some of the other people at the Welcome Party organised by BFK.
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Arrived in London
The Kiribati delegation has arrived in London to participate in the Olympic Games.
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Three new National Records at KISSAC
The 2012 Inter-Secondary Schools Championships produced three new NRs.
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TEBWAO in OAA HALF-MARATHON.
Taking advantage of their enforced stop-over in Brisbane, Tebwao will compete in the OAA Half-Marathon.
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KAA at OCEANIA in CAIRNS 2012
Beginning the story of the KAA team in the latest OAA Championships.
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World Athletics Days Story 2012
Ms. Rusila Mwea (KAA Treasurer) organised two successful World Athletics Days in May.
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Images from World Athletics Day. Part 3.
More pictures from the annual WAD competition at the National Stadium in May 2012
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Images from World Athletics Day. Part 2.
These five images show Kiribati school athletes competing in events on World Athletics Day on May 12.
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Images from World Athletics Day. Part 1.
Preparations for World Athletics Day on Sat. May 12, plus two races.
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Yvonne finally gets to Kiribati !
The Executive Director of Oceania AA, Mrs. Yvonne Mullins, has finally fulfilled her ambition of visiting Kiribati.
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Aiming for Cairns in June.
KAA intends to send a total of five athletes to the OAA Championships.
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Two from KAA to WIC 2012 in Istanbul.
Mr. Nooa Taakoa and Ms. Etita Tio have been entered for the 60m. sprint at the World Indoor Championships, and they are accompanied by Mr. Eneree Tataio as coach.
Minister as Acting KAA president
The KAA president Mr Eneree Tataio is currently taking an absence from his KAA position as he had been assigned to .....
2011 KAA Championship
KAA Championship is coming up on Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th of November 2011.
One more Level 3 Coach
In a recent course (completed Oct. 02, 2011) KAA gained one more Level 3 Coach.
Pacific Games in New Caledonia
Two athletes travelled with the Kiribati team to Noumea, New Caledonia, for the Pacific Games 2011.
Results from Daegu 2011
As usual, two sprinters were selected to compete for Kiribati in the World Championships.
First venture into Oceania West !
KAA maintained its reputation of getting medals at sub-Regional level.
End of an era - probably !
The Secretary of Kiribati Athletics Association, David Little, has returned to U.K. after 14 years of living, teaching, coaching, and helping generally in Kiribati.
Kiribati in Delhi.
Three of our senior athletes travelled with the 26-strong National team to the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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Long-distance - for a few !
In spite of radio announcements only three showed for the Road Races today (Oct. 16)
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Te Runga Athletics 2010
The bi-ennial, two-week, Inter-Island multi-sport Championship is now half-way through (Sept. 25). Here it is called "Te Runga n Takakaro".
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Three silvers, one bronze, and one NR in Cairns.
In the OAA competition in Cairns, I-Kiribati athletes have won three silver medals and one bronze, and broken one National Record.
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Six to Cairns for OAA
We have selected and sent six athletes plus two coaches to the Oceania Open and under-20 Championships in Cairns, North Queensland.
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First-ever Youth Olympics !
We were lucky enough to be able to get two of the "Universality" places out of the four which were offered for the sports in Kiribati, and so travel to Singapore for the first Games.
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Analysing the Palau results.
An analysis of the Palau results by comparison with Kiribati National Records.
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Inter-School Results from July 7 - 9 2010.
We now have the results of the first two in each event, except the IG 3000m.
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Why no team in Palau ? (and MGC Meeting)
Why did Kiribati not send a multi-sport team to the 7th. Micronesian Games in Koror, Palau this year (2010) ?
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Independence 2010 Results.
Following the Inter-School competition last week, for which we so far have no results, KAA organised a multi-age-group event to celebrate the 31st. Anniversary of Kiribati Independence.
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Bukitaua in Canada
Young athlete Bukitaua Tiire travelled to Moncton, Canada, with the Oceania team to compete in the World Junior Championships in July.
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KAA Championships
For some time, we have planned to hold these on the evening of Friday, May 28 and the morning of May 29. Well .....
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Two to Oceania under-18s
Thanks to Oceania AA, we were able to send an official and two athletes to Sydney in March.
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PB for George in Doha.
Running in the 60m. Heats in the World Indoor Championships in Doha, George Pine set a new PB.
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George off to the Desert !
Emerging sprinter George David Pine has been selected to travel with the Oceania group to compete in the World Indoor Championships in Doha in March.
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And then ONE came !
To make Saturday morning worthwhile, one female athlete came and did some work !
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Primary Championships 2009
A short Heats Meeting and longer Finals morning attracted eight schools (out of twelve) to participate this year.
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Long-Distance Road Races 2009.
Even with only one in each race, it was worth staging them !
(Images of Kaboka at the start, just finished, and receiving his "kaniwanga" from Kaeka.)
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(Images of Kaboka at the start, just finished, and receiving his "kaniwanga" from Kaeka.)
Uninterrupted Pentathlon - well, nearly !
Except for the intrusion of a truck on the track during the Boys' 800m., our Junior Pentathlon was completed satisfactorily !
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Only Kaitinano on the final day !
25-year-old Kaitinano showed that training and performance are possible beyond the school environment.
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Raobu smashes his own NR.
Having put behind him the disappointment of not setting a PB in the Javelin, Raobu Tarawa puts another half-metre onto his own MShot NR.
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Stunning Record for Ruti.
In her first-ever race at 5000m. and her first overseas experience, 14-year-old Ruti Ioneba wrote her name in the Kiribati record books.
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First up for Kiribati !
In the 8th. Pacific Mini Games being held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Beteru Ateri will be first to compete in Athletics for Kiribati, in his Heat of the 110m. Hurdles.
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Joyce in her first international !
Ms. Tioiti (Joyce) Katutu raced well in her Heat of the W100m. in Berlin.
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Is Usain scared ?
Nooa Takooa challenged the best in the world when he went down on his blocks in the Heats of the 100m. in Berlin.
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ZERO TOLERANCE - a mistake ?
On Day 1 of the IAAF Congress in Berlin, the "False Start" Rule was amended again !
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National Record for Kiakia in M400.
Capping the achievements of the Kiribati athletes on Day 3 of the Micronesia Championships on Gold Coast, Kiakia Tekambwa won the Final of the M400m. in a new NR of 51.98.
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More happiness on Day 2 of MAC !
Thursday (Aug.06) brought more success to our athletes and joy to the supporters !
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Micro success on Day 1 on Gold Coast.
On Day 1 (Tuesday August 04) in the Micronesia Athletics Championships (MAC) being staged on Gold Coast in conjunction with the OAA Grand Prix, plus the Melanesia and Polynesia Championships, Kiribati athletes have achieved early success.
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ANOTHER N.R. - This one was hiding !
Apologies to Ms. Kaingauee David ! Her remarkable JG 400m. run in 1-07.5 should have been recognised earlier !
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KISSAC (Inter-School) 2009 Results.
A summary of the results of KISSAC showing an imrpoving standard and level of competition.
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The key background officials.
No event like the Kiribati Inter-School (KISSAC) can function without competent staff in key roles.
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Win number NINE !
St. Louis High School has managed to keep producing a winning team for the last nine years.
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Three National records in the Inter-School !
International athlete Raobu Tarawa with best-ever MShot and MDiscus performances, plus the Open Girls 4 x 400m. Relay team from Government school EBS, achieved the highest standard efforts during the recent Kiribati Inter-Secondary Schools' Championships (KISSAC) by setting National Records.
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FIRST-EVER INDOOR ATHLETICS !
Having been forced by the rain last Wednesday to go into the maneaba, we found it was an excellent High Jump "theatre" !
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Personal best for Uaati in Italy !
Uaati Iaaro achieved a PB in the World Youth Championships in Sudtirol, Italy, last Wednesday, July 08.
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Up-grading the track.
Asking one Ministry has resulted in another Ministry starting work on an up-grade of the basic facilities.
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A struggle to hold our Championships - but we finished !
Due to more clashes with other users (Football), it was a struggle to complete our annual Championhips programme.
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Two to the Congress.
Secretary David Little and new Committee member Kaeka Temoai have travelled to Gold Coast to the 2009 Oceania AA Congress.
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World Athletics Day 1. 2009.
As last year, today (Saturday May 02)we held the first of two Meetings for the more Junior age-groups.
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Introducing the new President of KAA
As the result of an EGM last Saturday, we have a new (interim) President. (Photo: Announcing the results at WAD 2 on May 16.)
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KAA April Trials.
Under pressure from another Stadium booking, we managed to complete a number of events, including a WYC Selection Trial.
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The BURST has continued !
With the majority of Secondary Schools having groups training for their domestic Inter-Team competitions in the past two months, it has been a hive of activity !
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A burst of activity !
In the last four weeks there has been a huge increase in participation and activity.
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Trials 2 - in preparation phase !
Numbers coming training are building rapidly but not many are tempted to compete yet.
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A bionic knee !
The KAA Secretary (David Little) had a total knee replacement operation in Brisbane on January 8th.
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Final Trials 2008 - or that was the idea !
Following a tail-off in training, only one Senior athlete came to today's Trials.
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The International Calendar - a bit of a mess !
In the next few years, we have some unenviable choices to make !
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It's all gone quiet !
Following the rush of activity to organise and stage the Inter-Island "Runga" last month, Athletics has taken a back seat !
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While they were here !
The Inter-Island Championships (Runga) finished on Nov. 15 but some teams are still here. (24/11)
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Te Runga (Inter-Island Championship) 2008
Last weekend we staged the 2008 Athletics Runga, part of the bi-ennial Inter-Island, multi-sport competition.
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Safely home - and eventually with baggage !
The travel experiences mount up - why only half (8) of the bags reached Brisbane with the group ! Two days later the rest caught up !
(And a few more Pune pictures.)
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(And a few more Pune pictures.)
When will the problems end ?
14 people reached Brisbane from Singapore, but eight bags did not accompany them !
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Closing and impressions.
Another lavish Ceremony brought the CYG in Pune to a close last night.
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In Fiji - heading for Pune.
The Kiribati multi-sport team is currently in Nadi, Fiji, en route to Melbourne - Singapore - Mumbai and then to Pune for the 3rd. Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG).
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Inter-Primary 2008.
The sun shone, the athletes used up loads of energy competing and shouting, and the grass roots received some fertiliser !
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KCY Competition - and some results.
The day was blessed - of course - and some performances were competitive !
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Catholic Youth - on holiday - and running ?
Next Wednesday (Sept. 03) the Kiribati Catholic Youth (KCY) will hold their Inter-Parish Athletics competition. (Up-date with photos)
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Life goes on !
Even as we wait to welcome back our Olympic delegation, thoughts turn to the grass roots and the Inter-Primary 2008.
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KAITINANO - an answer.
The latest information is that Ms. Kaitinano (our first Olympian) was sick again while transiting through Fiji and was diagnosed as having a serious illness.
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Rabangaki's season's best !
Running in Heat 3 of the M100 this morning in Beijing, Rabangaki clocked a season's best of 11.29.
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What ! Kaitinano not there ???
Communication breakdown tantamount to failure has resulted in us "at home" only being informed TODAY that our female sprinter did not actually make it to Beijing !
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We still had Trials 7 - a week late !
After the deluge last Friday and Saturday, we started early this morning (August 2nd.) and managed to do a variety of events.
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Conducive to training ? Well maybe !
The heaviest prolonged rain for months has cancelled our Trials Meeting today !
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Training for Pune - the regime starts !
Raobu and David have been given serious training schedules for the twelve weeks before departure to Pune.
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Less able - but so keen !
The disabled people of Te Toamatoa Group showed that they can be as enthusiastic athletes as anyone else.
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News from the Inter-School.
For results from the annual Inter-Secondary School Championships, refer to the Inter-School 2008 page next week. This item is purely descriptive.
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An uneventful journey home ?
Could this be, of recent times, our first journey without problem ?!
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And on Day 3 in Saipan !
Amazingly, after asthma, Kaitinano ran for a bronze. And amazingly after yesterday, Kiakia ran bravely for another bronze !
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So near, so far !
Rabangaki was only 26 points behind the overall winner in the Octathlon, repeating his OAA silver medal in the event.
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Another piece of history !
On his first-ever international, David Birati won the first-ever GOLD MEDAL for Kiribati at Oceania level (and equalled the National Record).
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Grand Prix Day 2 - three more PBs !
On the second Grand Prix Day (Monday June 23) the KAA athletes picked up three more PBs.
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First PB - after only four hours sleep !
One of our three new internationals competed in Shot Putt at the OAA Grand Prix and hit his target of a PB.
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Preparing for departure to Saipan.
Now we have passports and tickets, we pray for reliable flights !
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Local medicines - are there WADA tests ?
On the OACA web-site, there is an article about the unknown effects of local treatments, and the impracticality of testing for them.
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Running out of space !
As our Kiribati Discus throwers become more proficient, we are in danger of threatening the local traffic !
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Challenging Oceania !
We intend that our limited (size) team will have a positive impact in Saipan !
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Saipan first, then Beijing !
The two athletes we have targeted for Beijing will first test themselves at the Oceania Meeting in Saipan next month.
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First-ever KAA Championships !
At times in the past, when we had to hold them separate from the Inter-Island multi-sport Runga, these have been the "Tarawa Championships".
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.....And the presentations !
Our new Treasurer, Rusila, did the announcing honours - and provided the refreshments !
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The story of Day 1.
In spite of heavy rain last night and more showers this morning, we completed our programme.
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World Athletics Days in Kiribati. Part 1.
As last year, anticipating large numbers, we have divided our efforts for WAD into two parts, depending on age-group.
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Top school gets into gear !
St. Louis High School Inter-School squad launched its campaign today.
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Bonea putting himself forward !
Already known as an Intermediate (u-18), Bonea Tokataake (DOB 21-12-89) returned to throwing training today.
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Bound for Pune - David jumping for Joy !
David Birati (pronounced BEE-rass) is working hard to compete in the Commonwealth Youth Games Athletics in Pune, near Mumbai, India, in October.
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A new training for Pole Vault !
Some of the same boys who were somersaulting on the beach (see earlier story) transferred their skills to the Boat Channel Bridge on the main causeway !
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St. Louis results (winners) and photos.
Herewith a summary of results from the SLHS Meeting last week.
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Top school domestic + old boys !
The top Secondary School for Athletics, St. Louis High School, held its Inter-Team competition, with the addition of a team of former students !
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Trials 3 - Planets and little stars !
The monthly Trials Meeting gave a chance for the big stars to test themselves and the lesser lights to have a competition !
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Our first Pole Vaulter ? Maybe !
From the voluntary group of young gymnasts pictured in the photos may emerge our first pole vaulter !
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A new-look Committee !
At the AGM held yesterday, a number of "new faces" became part of the Executive Committee.
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A little piece of History !
Participation by Rabangaki in the 60m. in Valencia was another little piece of Kiribati Athletics history !
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How will he fare in Valencia ?
Rabangaki Nawai, aged 22, has gone to Spain to compete in the World Indoor Athletics Championships, the first-ever I-Kiribati to compete indoors.
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Back to the grind-stone !
The past week has seen a return to action of a number of senior athletes plus a new influx for the Trials today.
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The F4 beach run winners - and Tonika !
Subsequent photos of the boy and girl who were the best Form 4 runners in the beach run on Feb. 8th.
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Rising stars !
Mikaere and Toonika (Courage Award last year) are in serious training for the 2008 season.
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This was a Fun Run ???
To get our new Form 4 students used to being at the best Athletics school, more than 130 of them did a Fun Run - on the beach !
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Junior (Tunia) is BACK !
The current holder of the National Record for MHammer Throw has returned to training !
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Primary Schools' workshop competition.
At the end of a 12-day Athletics workshop, a competition was organised for the participants.
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Rabangaki off to Valencia !
After his outstanding contribution to our success in Guam, and in our 60m. Trials, Rabangaki Nawai has been entered for the 60m. in Valencia in March.
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ADO's Primary Schools' Camp.
Our Development Officer, Tierata Taukaban, is holding a 12 session Camp for Primary School students during their holidays.
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It's Hammer again !
After our initial burst of enthusiasm with Hammer Throw, there were some doldrums !
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New Qualification for Olympics from 2012 ?
We understand that London 2012 has proposed to change the ability of Track and Field Athletics to have, by automatic invitation, two competitors in the Olympic Games !
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Safely home again !
After another demonstration of I-Kiribati hospitality in Majuro, and a minimum of drama at the airport, we finally touched down again in Tarawa.
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Some more pictures !
Not a new story, but with much to celebrate, we celebrate with the athletes in their moment of glory !
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At least one medal each !
We maintained our place as probably the best all-round Mens'team in Micronesia.
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...And here we are in Majuro !
Compared with what went before, from early yesterday (Dec.11), life has been relatively smooth !
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Whisper it ! We're going to Guam !
After drama has built on drama for the past five weeks, we now actually have a departure time !
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The Toamatoa (EAD) event.
A range of disabilities did not dim the enthusiasm of the Toamatoa Disabled Group, nor their support for each other !
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New angle on Shot Putt ?
You know those beginners who cannot get any lift from their legs nor good angle of release ?
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Officials on course !
Three of the officials of KAA are currently in Brisbane for CECS Courses.
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Limited numbers but fair quality !
With only the Guam Squad in regular training, the numbers at Trials 11 were limited. But there were good performances.
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Starting practice.
Ieie Matang, our fastest sprinter in Melbourne in 2006, is working at his technique.
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Faster (?) and higher !
The KAA squad training for M.A.C. in Guam is using unconventional and conventional ideas !
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Kiribati Team for MAC in Guam. (PRAYING !)
We have been trying to arrange our travel to get to the Micronesian Athletics Championships (MAC) in Guam in December.
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Getting ready for MAC in Guam.
The KAA Executive Committee has nearly completed a selection of athletes to compete in the Micronesia Championships in Guam in December.
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Registering with Oceania Athletics Coaches Assocn.
OACA has a new web-site. To get access to the contents, you need to register.
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90-minute Pentathlon !
Due to another clash (this time with Football) we had to compress five events into 90 minutes !
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The new A.D.O. for Micronesia.
The current KAA President, Tierata Taukaban, has been contracted to KAA as the new Athletics Development Officer for the south of Micronesia.
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Developing new talent.
Tonika Aretema was already a fair young sprinter (11.9/25.0), but now....!
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Dream Runs 2007 !
Tomorrow we will stage the eighth running of the Dream Runs. And it sort of happened !
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Only four came back !
In spite of everything, we managed to complete an Inter-Primary competition !
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Home at last - and "Thanks, Minister !"
After waiting unnecessarily for five hours at Nauru airport, we arrived home to a Ministerial Reception !
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Home tomorrow !
Actually we leave Samoa tomorrow (Monday Sept.10) and arrive just over three hours later in Tarawa on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 11th.) -if the charter flight comes !
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Can any country beat TEN ?
Kiribati athletes set or broke ten National Records in the 13th. SPG in Samoa, making 2007 our most successful year in terms of improvement in standards.
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The target was realistic but...
Experience and disappointment can be hard masters in the school of life !
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Now we have EIGHT (NRs. broken or set here !)
The athletes continue to re-write the KAA Record book !
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Kaitinano the best on Day 3.
Adding another National Record to her excellent performances, Kaitinano ended Heptathlon Day 1. in 5th. place.
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Two more for the record !
Day 3 at Apia Park has already yielded two more National Records for Kiribati athletes, both in Hurdles events !
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Another National Record goes ! (Day 2 up-date.)
New boy Tearoba Takeruru ran with determination to break the existing NR for M400m. in his Heat this morning at Apia Park. Then Kaboka survived his first 10K. on the track !
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SMASHED IT !!!
New boy Taanini gave us a fantastic start to the track programme by smashing his PB and the National Record for M800m. in Apia.
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Making sharp progress !
Fairly predictably, that headline must be about somebody performing in the Javelin !
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...Meanwhile in Osaka !
While the athletes wait in Apia, their friends have been performing in the World Championships in Osaka.
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We're here !
The whole delegation (41) is now together, in converted class-rooms of a Primary School, in four dormitories - but VERY near the food !
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Half-an-hour to spare !
In typical fashion, the funding we needed became available only 30 minutes before the airline's deadline this afternoon !
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Maybe tomorrow !
It gets worse ! If the Government thought it worth granting 50% of the requested funding, why is it not yet released ?!
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Thought transference ?
Can we have mental communication from here to Cairns ? (Oh yes, and Kaitinano is training hard on Hurdles !)
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Shot land-mark !
Tiim Romatoa (training for Samoa) putt the Shot over 13m. in a Special Trial today.
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Cairns-bound for the Grand Prix ! Up-date !
Beteru and Buraieta have passports, visas and money. And the tickets were there - well, one-way, to Brisbane ! (What's an E-ticket ?)
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This is only the first of four !!
On Tuesday, Aug. 7th. at 0730, two of KAA officials fly to Brisbane. But for some inspired intervention, their tickets would still be locked up in Customs at the airport !
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Preparing for Samoa. (Up-date.)
An almost-complete Squad meeting has crystallised our thinking !
And later Youth Day races revealed some form !
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And later Youth Day races revealed some form !
Busy busy August !
With a Lecturers' Course and three overseas trips, the logistics for August travel need to be well-organised !
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Back to a Trials format.
For Day 2 (Saturday July 14th.) we reverted to our normal Trials -type programme.
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Sunrise Racing !
For the Juniors (under-17) we had racing on the Causeway to the Boat Channel Bridge and back !
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Day 1. and other excitements !
Kaitinano and many of the established other stars took most of the prizes.
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Independence 2007.
Late production of programmes is becoming a disease ! (Photos show camping and action from Day 1. Friday July 13.)
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One competition too late !
The fantastic news from Ostrava is that Tanroo achieved the AUTOMATIC qualifying time for the M100m. in the WYC Heats....BUT not BEFORE the event ! (Photo of Tanroo signing the Oz Transit visa form.)
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A close contest - but St. Louis victorious again !
In spite of losing key athletes to other schools this year, we still managed to beat our closest rivals.
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Inter-School Day 1 - a rescue from disaster !
You know it was a mistake to expect anything here to start at 0700 a.m. if it involves more than one group !!
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New Committee Member.
One of our recent "new faces" has decided to resign because he is heavily involved with his main sport "Table-Tennis". We are lucky to be able to replace him.
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Our first 40m. Intermediate !
After much practice and training, Itinikaeti joins the top throwers.
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Mission accomplished !
We were invited to send athletes to Nauru for their "Olympic Day" Road Race. We did.
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Olympic Day Run in Nauru.
Countries outside Nauru have been invited to send athletes to compete in the Olympic Day 5k. Road Race on June 23rd.
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Six Kiribati NRs on Day 2 !
Kaitinano was in stunning form to help in breaking four of the NRs set on Day 2 of the first-ever Tri-Rigger Championships.
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Helping to decide the future of sport in Kiribati.
Three members of KAA attended the first part of the AGM of KNOC for 2007.
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Tri-Rigger .....or only Bi-Rigger ?!
A change of schedule in an e-mail circular from "Our Airline" yesterday made it unlikely that the Marshall Islands team can get here for June 15th.
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MAY TRIALS - some steps forward !
This Meeting was fairly poorly attended but some of those who came made significant progress !
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Backward Development !
We knew there was a problem when a Ministry removed the word "Development" from its name !
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National Record on Day 2.
We targetted a soft Relay record and challenged the boys to beat it !
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More clashes for the Nationals !
Having thought we had sorted out any possible clashes with Football, our Nationals Part 1. was seriously delayed by yet another clash !
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PLEASE Read the OACA Newsletter !
We are starting to assemble a May edition of the OACA Newsletter.
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World Athletics Day 2.
In spite of our public Promotion on Wednesday, the athletes were slow to arrive. But eventually we had a good competition.
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Big public promotion !
With our second World Athletics Day on Saturday and National Championships and Tri-Rigger International in the near future, we decided to promote KAA in the main Square !
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Thanks for the up-grade !
The main Government school has arranged for an up-grade of the track prior to their domestic Inter-Team competition.
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WORLD ATHLETICS DAYS in Kiribati. (Up-date.)
Please refer to the World Athletics Day 2007 section for a little background information. Our first competition (of two) was yesterday.
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St. Louis 2007 Champs. Days 1. and 2.
As the Champion School for the last several years, our Inter-Team results must give a useful guide about current form of many of the top athletes.
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We met the deadline - did you ?
After urgent reminders from Yvonne, our Preliminary information for Osaka went today !
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Happy Easter !
We wish all our cosmopolitan readers a happy celebration of the supreme sacrifice !
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New Office Works !
After a pause for breath (and money !), we decided to get on with more conversion of the new KAA office.
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New (Acting) President for OACA !
In view of the decision by Tony Rice (President of OACA) to step down on health grounds, David Little has agreed to fill the post on an "Acting" basis.
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March Trials - Field only !
Due to the persistent low pressure over Tarawa this week, producing buckets of rain, a large percentage of the track is under water.
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Tri-Rigger Championship.
Following discussions during the recent Oceania Congress and Seminar, Kiribati has agreed to host the first Tri-Rigger Championship.
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Another look at that fence (Part 3.)
More evidence of what happened to another part of that fence !
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Broken fence = much traffic. (Part 2.)
Because of bad design, the 2001 frence was deliberately broken down within two weeks by truck drivers wishing to drive "where they want" !
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Our traffic problem ! (Part 1.)
This will show the damage being caused to our "track" by selfish drivers !
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MICRONESIA on the MOVE ! - AND HOW !
The representatives of the nations of Micronesia have met and aired some views ! Plus we have a new Rep. on the OAA Council !
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...and there HE was at breakfast ! UP-DATE !
Lamine has arrived - and the photos do not lie ! (But you must wait for the photos ! Sorry !)
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Marakei Pole Vault boys !
These lads (and others) risked life and limb on a variety of sticks !
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Level 5 Director of Coach Development.
Two of the KAA Committee are currently in Brisbane attending the first Level 5 Course in Oceania aimed at training Directors of Coach DEVELOPMENT !
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Taking the gospel to the outer islands !
We are blitzing the outer islands during the school holidays.
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We've started Pole Vault - have you ?
Stimulated by witnessing (twice) demos. by Fletcher of how easy it is to teach Pole Vault, we started into the skills this morning !
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Now we're off to Sydney ! (UP-DATE !)
Our fastest Youth sprinter and our main Sprints coach have been asked to join the Oceania (Islands) Team to the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in Sydney this month.
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KAA Results Round-up from Fiji / Samoa.
A comprehensive list of who of ours did what in the OAA Grand Prix and Championships.
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Home at last !
Having NEARLY made it on Thursday (Dec. 21), we actually got home for Christmas !
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The Apia Saga concludes ! Well nearly !
The Saga of Kiribati at the OAA Championships in Apia is running to a conclusion ! Well, we thought it was !
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A Micronesia analysis from Samoa.
This is a mini-analysis of the top results from the OAA Championships just concluded in Samoa, as they affect Micronesia.
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OAA Samoa Championships summary.
Three medals and six National Records must be a fair reward - but how much better could it have been ?
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Javelin National Record !
Rabangaki Nawai placed second in the Grand Prix Javelin event and broke his own NR by nearly 5m.
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One had to stay behind !
Senior thrower Tiim ROMATOA had to stay (for the time being) because his ticket had not yet arrived !
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Gold in the Disabled Games !
An I-Kiribati female athlete achieved GOLD in the Pacific Games for the Disabled in Kuala Lumpur.
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Good luck in Fiji and Samoa !
Last night we had a farewell supper to wish ourselves all the best for the travelling, food, competition, etc. in the Oceania Grand Prix and Championships.
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Action from the Catholic Sports.
The athletes preparing for Samoa took time out to help their local parish teams.
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Thank you to our readers !
Even in a quiet month we are still averaging nearly 50 hits per day !
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Bridging Course
Two of the Kiribati coaches attended the IAAF RDC Brisbane Bridging Course (CECS Level 1 - 2).
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Planning for 2007 !
Prompted by the needs of OAA (MF up-date)and looking ahead to the required completion of the A.R.F. for IAAF, we have begun the process of planning the Calendar and Budget for 2007.
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Team for Samoa.
With a closing date of Nov. 10th., we notified OAA early about our final selection for the OAA Championships in Samoa.
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Making decisions.
Our monthly Executive Meeting included an item on selecting a team for the OAA Open and Under-18 Championships in Samoa in December.
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Rabangaki clinches a place !
In the final Selection Trials before we selected the team for the OAA Open and Under-18 Championships in Samoa in December, multi-events gold-medallist Rabangaki Nawai performed well to clinch a place on the plane !
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Having to move (house x) office !
The building in which we are "officed" is in a dangerous condition - so we have to find a new "home" !
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We did it - more or less !
We actually managed to complete at least a Track programme for the Primary Schools !
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Two to the Grand Prix - again !
Thanks to the OAA Council, two of our five nominees have been selected to participate in the 2006 OAA Grand Prix Series in December in Fiji and Samoa.
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World Athletics Day 2006 - up-date !
Please check out the World Athletics Day 2006 file for a surprise up-date !
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7th. Half-Marathon and 10K.
A habit (started on Marathon Day in Sydney 2000) continues as the Tarawa Dream Runs.
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Washed out - but wait and see !
24 hours of rain took out the Primary Schools' Finals - for now !
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Four hours of noise, action and sun !
More than 150 Primary School voices screamed encouragement during their action-packed Heats.
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Trials 9 - Sprinters and Shot.
On a partly-flooded track the sprinters and Shot putters managed to find some dry ground !
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Samoa Squad meets.
Communication seems difficult - but slowly the squad numbers build !
We met at the National Stadium to clarify the situation.
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We met at the National Stadium to clarify the situation.
Life after "Te Runga" !
Now we get back to the normal routine ! The boxing ring has been moved. We CAN get to the storeroom ! Training begins again !
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Nadi Seminar impressions.
This was a great social occasion - and we learned a few things too, not all about Athletics !
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Thanks - to all concerned !
We wish to thank everyone associated with our invaluable Olympic experiences in Athens. Almost all the vibes were positive and we are still catching the echoes !
(Please look in Docs and Records.)
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(Please look in Docs and Records.)
The letter from the Netherlands.
A brilliant letter sent by a reader in Holland to our first Olympian, Kaitinano Mwemweata, in Athens, via KNOC.
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Training Sessions Pay Off
Athletics training sessions were conducted despite the rain but the venue was changed because of it
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