Olympic duo Toea Wisil and Jeremy Dodson proved themselves quickest in the Pacific after winning the senior 100m finals at the Oceania Area Athletics Championships in Suva last night.

Papua New Guinea's Wisil ran 11.63 to finish more than half a second clear of Australia's Morgan Gaffney.

Toea Wisil in action at the 2012 London Olympics. Photo: AFP

Samoa's Dodson won a photo finish, clocking 10.86 seconds to pip PNG's Nazmie Lee Marai by two hundreths of a seconds.

In a bizarre scene, there was no winner in the men's 5000m senior race walk, with the only competitors, Fijian duo Rajeshwar Prasad and Pramesh Prasad, both disqualified.

Australia's Murray Goodwin claimed gold in the men's 400m final at ANZ Stadium, running 47.53, with Fiji's Samuela Railoa second.

Jamie Scroop cleared 4.00m to win the women's pole vault for Australia, with New Caledonia's Caihe Caihe the sole competitor in the men's event.

New Caledonia's Linda Selui threw 47.29 to take out the women's javelin, while Fiji's Isireli Bulivorovoro leaped 7.28m to win the men's long jump.

Meanwhile New Zealand continued their success in Para events, with Keegan Pitcher adding another gold medal to his haul in the men's 400m and Tamara Gotty the only competitor in the women's wheelchair javelin.

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The PNG Boxing team arrived in the country after attending the Oceania National Boxing Championships in Gold Coast, Australia. Out of 9 countries, Papua New Guinea finished in third place behind Australia and New Zealand.

PNG did well at the Oceania Championships winning 5 medals (1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze).

The most noticeable would be Charlie Keama who defended his title in the Flyweight Division beating Australias Tyler Blizzard in the Gold Medal bout.

Maxie Magea settled for Silver in his Light-Flyweight division, going down to Australias Alex Winwood.

Team PNG was made up of some fairly new faces to the international scene.

PNG Boxing President John Avira said though they were new, they certainly impressed going up against Australia and New Zealand.

Keama and Magea have qualified for the World Championships in Germany later this year.

Moving forward, Boxers will be preparing to take part in the National Championships and other upcoming international events.

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Pacific Daily News 6:09 p.m. ChT June 28, 2017

Guam Youth Basketball Association logo(Photo: Courtesy of the Guam Youth Basketball Association)

The Guam Basketball Confederation (GBC) is looking for volunteers for the 2017 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) U17 Oceania Championships from July 10 to 17.

The games will be played at the University of Guam Calvo Field House and the Father Duenas Memorial School Phoenix Center.

Thetournament will cater to nearly 200 athletes from around our Oceania region from the following participating countries Australia, New Zealand, Guam, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Samoa, Palau and the Marshall Islands.

The FIBA Oceania Youth Championships provides a way for youngathletes to represent their country at the highest level of the sport. The Championships acts as a qualifier for the U17 and U19 World Championships held every two years. The Oceania qualifiers have been open for all Oceania nations to compete since 2014.

GBC is requesting the Guam Youth Basketball Association's support in encouraging club and volunteer involvement for the tournament.

The GBC'sidea is to have each of the GYBA clubs "adopt a team". For example:Mavericks can adopt the team fromAustralia, Crusaders can adopt team Guam, and Islanders adoptSamoa, etc. These clubs would then be encouraged to come out to "their adopted countries" game and support that team.

There would also bea tournament long shooting competition. The players from each club could compete against each other at half time. There will be atally indicatingwhich club is winning andprizes at the end of the tournament.

For more information you can contact Susan Lupolaatsusanrlupola@gmail.comor byphoneat 687-1144.

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The national Iranian men's sitting volleyball team has dominated Sri Lanka in the preliminary round of the 2017 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships in China.

The Iranian squad stormed past the Sri Lankan contingent with a straight-set win, 25-5, 25-10 and 25-9, in a fixture staged in the southern Chinese city ofHangzhou.

In another match of the day, Iran women's national sitting volleyball team suffered a 1-3 defeat from Japan.

Iranian physically-challenged sportswomen will take on their Kazakh counterparts on Saturday. Iran women's national sitting volleyball team is also scheduled to play Kazakhstan in the third-place playoff.

The 2017 ParaVolley Asia Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships opened in Hangzhou, China, on June 27, and will wrap up on July 3.

The tournament has brought together national mens sitting volleyball teams from China, Iraq, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka.

National mens sitting volleyball teams from China, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia are in action as well.

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Australia and New Zealand dominated the finals at the Oceania Boxing Confederation Boxing Championships in Gold Coast today, although Papua New Guineas Charles Keama defended his title.

Keama produced a fine performance in the mens flyweight gold medal match as he saw off the challenge of Australias Tyler Blizzard.

However, the host nation was not forced to wait long for success, as Sam Goodman triumphed in the mens bantamweight competition.

Goodman emerged as the victory of his gold medal clash with Vanuatus Boe Warawara, who headed in as the defending champion.

Australian success continued with Alex Winwood winning the mens light-flyweight crown, having seen off the challenge of Maxie Mangea of Papua New Guinea.

Harry Garside and Andrew Hunt added to Australias gold medal haul as they won the lightweight and welterweight titles.

Garside defeated Chad Milnes of New Zealand in the lightweight final, while Hunt beat Fijis Winston Hill in the welterweight division.

Australias Clay Waterman clinched the light-heavyweight title by beating Jarrod Banks of New Zealand, while Joseph Goodall overcame another Kiwi in Patrick Mailata to win the super-heavyweight event.

New Zealand won the remaining gold medals at the Championships, with Richard Hadlow beating Naurus Colan Caleb in the light-welterweight gold medal match.

His success was followed by Ryan Scaife winning the mens middleweight title against Samoas Henry Tyrell.

David Nyika then triumphed in the heavyweight gold medal bout, beating Jason Whateley of Australia to claim the title.

The event was the last of the five Continental Championships that serve as direct qualification routes to the International Boxing Association's World Boxing Championships, due to be held in the German city of Hamburg between August 25 and September 2.

The two finalists in each of the 10 weight categories secured their places in Hamburg.

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Friday, 30 June 2017, 1:41 pm Press Release: Ports of Auckland

Ports of Auckland: Best Seaport in Oceania 2017

Ports of Auckland has beaten out competitors from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific to be crowned Best Seaport in Oceania for the second year running.

The port was voted into the finals by customers and industry peers at the Asia Cargo News Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards; the only New Zealand port to be selected as a finalist amongst three Australian ports (Port of Melbourne, Port of Brisbane and Sydney Ports).

I am so proud to accept the award as the best port in our region on behalf of our team. It is a fantastic achievement for Ports of Auckland and testament to the hard-working people that keep our port running 24/7. We have a world-class group of people working here, doing their best for our customers and Aucklanders said Ports of Auckland Chief Executive Tony Gibson.

The awards recognise leading air and shipping lines, air and sea ports, logistics providers and other industry professionals. Ports of Auckland was the first recipient of the Best Seaport in Oceania award when the category was introduced in 2016, and the only recipient in this category to date.

This year, thousands of Asia Cargo News readers cast votes across award categories such as Best Seaport, Best Container Terminal and Best Airport. Asia Cargo News reported votes in the thousands a record number of votes were submitted this year.

ENDS

NOTES: Ports of Auckland Ltd is the port for New Zealands largest city. It has been playing a vital role in the Auckland economy since 1840, delivering things Aucklanders and New Zealanders need and enjoy. It is part of the special character of Auckland. Voted best port in Oceania 2016 and 2017 by our customers, we operate the most efficient container port in Australasia. We are New Zealands hub port for car and container imports, handling 248,000 cars and light commercial vehicles and over 900,000 TEU (1 TEU = 1 twenty-foot container) in the 2015/16 financial year. We are New Zealands cruise hub, handling around 100 cruise ships annually, each worth about $1.5m to the local economy. We handle 1.8 million tonnes of dry bulk cargo to support the Auckland and upper North Island building agriculture and manufacturing sectors. Ports of Auckland is 100%-owned by Auckland Council Investments Ltd and serves Aucklands growth. In the 2015/16 financial year its $54.3 million dividend to the city was worth the equivalent of 4.4% of the average Auckland residential rates bill, or $103 per household. Working for Aucklanders and supporting Aucklands growth, today and tomorrow.

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Charlisse Leger-Walker is expected to play a starring role for New Zealand at the FIBA U17 Womens Oceania Championships in Guam.

A relatively young and inexperienced New Zealand under-18 women's basketball team will contest next month'sFIBAunder-17 Oceania championships in Guam.

However, head coachJodyCameron said that the Guam tournament, which runs from July 9-15, was a chance for the players to step upafter the majority of the Junior Tall Ferns hadmoved on to US college scholarships or were past the age of eligibility.

"The current pool of players has worked hard to get to next level. We are really happy with the commitment from them and their families, and every playerwe'venamed thoroughly deserves their spot in this team," Cameronsaid.

New Zealand will compete inpool B alongsideNew Caledonia, home favourites Guam, and Palau. Favourites Australia are in pool A with Tahiti, Samoa and the Marshall Islands.

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Despite their youth, one player expected to attract plenty of attention is young Waikato playerCharlisse Leger-Walker who is regarded asone of New Zealand's most exciting youth women's prospects. Leger-Walker played for New Zealand at both theFIBA Oceania under-16 and under-18 women's tournaments over the past two years.

Similar to the Tall Ferns and Tall Blacks, New Zealand age-group teams are also subject to new qualification rules thanks to FIBA's new Asia Zone. Previously New Zealand age-groups teams were required to be number one in Oceania to qualify for a FIBA World Cup. Now, teams are required to be within the top two in Oceania, which qualifies them to play in the FIBA Asia age-group championships.

The team will then have to finish in the top four in that tournament to qualify for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

Under-18 New Zealand Women's Team:Aimee Book (Canterbury),Lauryn Hippolite (Canterbury),Grace Hunter (Wellington),Charlisse Leger-Walker (Waikato), Leah Mafua(Hutt Valley),Lauryn Mapusua(Basketball Queensland),Tsubasa Nisbet (Canterbury),Olivia O'Neill(Otago), Lily Rangi (Counties Manukau),Keeley Tini (Harbour),Lawrin Tipene (Wellington),Charlotte Whittaker(North Canterbury).

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It is the last of the five Continental Championships that serve as direct qualification routes to the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) World Boxing Championships, due to be held in the German city of Hamburg between August 25 and September 2.

The two finalists in each of the ten weight categories will secure their places in Hamburg.

Action is due to begin today with finals scheduled for Thursday (June 29).

Vanuatu number one Boe Warawara will be aiming to defend his continental bantamweight title.

He went on to compete at the 2015 AIBA World Championships in Doha, losing in the round-of-16, and last year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Warawara lost his first round bout to Russia's Vladimir Nikitin in Brazil.

Australian super heavyweight Joseph Goodall won silver at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and will have his sights set on gold.

Australia's AIBA Youth World Championship bronze medallist Sam Goodman is due to compete at bantamweight, while his compatriot, former AIBA junior world champion Clay Waterman, will enter the light heavyweight event.

New Zealander David Nyika impressed at heavyweight with the British Lionhearts during the recent World Series of Boxing season and will be full of confidence heading to the Gold Coast.

Papua New Guinea's defending flyweight champion Charles Keama and Rio 2016 Olympian Thadius Katua will also be hopeful of success.

Katua won the gold medal at the 2015 Pacific Games on home soil in Port Moresby but was knocked out of the lightweight event at Rio 2016 in the round-of-32.

Fiji's hopes rest on the shoulders of their Rio 2016 Olympian Winston Hill.The 23-year-old lost in the round-of-32 in Brazil and will compete in the welterweight competition this week..

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Australias heavyweight Jason Whateley made light work of his opening fight at the Oceania Boxing Confederation Boxing Championships in Gold Coast.

The top seed in the weight division produced an assured performance against Samoas Filimaua Hala.

Whateley, who represented Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympics, earned victory by a unanimous decision.

He will now face New Zealands David Kieran Nyika in the gold medal match, with his rival having won against Papua New Guineas Talamoni Clayton Kami today.

Australian success continued with Andrew Hunt progressing in the mens bantamweight division.

He defeated Papua New Guineas Andrew Aisaga.

At the same weight there were victories for Tongas John Barry Slade Moldeni and New Zealands Leroy Clinton Hindley.

They overcame Samoas Uilaomatagi Ropeti Sinapatia and Mel-Lachlan Halstead of Nauru respectively.

Papua New Guineas John Ume upset the host nation in the light-welterweight event.

He ended the challenge of Australias Daniel Heyes.

It is the last of the five Continental Championships that serve as direct qualification routes to the International Boxing Association's World Boxing Championships, due to be held in the German city of Hamburg between August 25 and September 2.

The two finalists in each of the 10 weight categories will secure their places in Hamburg.

Action will continue tomorrow, with the finals due to take place on Thursday (June 29).

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THE Philippine Floorball Association (PFA) is in high spirits for its campaign in the First Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC) Tournament in Bangkok set for six days starting on Saturday.

The primary goal is to take home our first victory, mens head coach Peter Eriksson told the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum on Tuesday at the Golden Phoenix Hotel.

PFA President Ralph Ramos that the teams to beat in the AOFC Cup are Singapore and Thailand.

The Singapore Floorball Association is the top seed in Asia since the 1990s, according to Ramos.

The eight participating countries will be divided into two groups. The Philippines is in Group A with China, Iran and Singapore, while Group B is composed of India, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand.

Ramos said floorball was first introduced to Filipinos in 2010 by a Swedish doing missionary work. The Philippines was recognized by the International Floorball Federation (IFF) on May 8, 2011, as its 53rd member-country.

The PFA maintains clubs at University of the Philippines Diliman, University of Makati, UA&P and De La Salle Zobel. They also organize the Philippine Floorball League (PFL) held every year since 2012.

The Philippiness first international debut was in the inaugural Southeast Asian Floorball Championship in 2014 in Singapore. The mens national team also competed in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games also in Singapore.

The team will depart tomorrow for Bangkok. The Filipinos will face China on July 1.

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Team Fiji athletes during their training run at Churchill Park, Lautoka on June 24, 2017. Photo: Anasilini Ratuva

Fijis top women sprinter Sisilia Seavula believes Team Fiji are focused on doing their country proud at the 2017 Oceania Championship which starts at the ANZ Stadium, Suva next Wednesday.

Athletics Fiji conducted another round of competition at Churchill Park, Lautoka yesterday as part of their final preparation for the games. The Nanoko, Ba native who is currently based in the United States was impressed with the preparation level of the high school athletes.

Team Fijis preparation is going on really well, Ive seen so much improvement from the performances of the high school students that came out from the Coke Games. Theyve been stepping up their game during the competition. Seeing them train really hard gives me the confidence that they will do well.

Seavula however, pointed out that competition will be tough.

Everyone will come out really strong and were going to leave everything to the Lord. For us sprint athletes were working on our reactions from the blocks. Our coaches have been working hard with us during our block sessions and speed workouts, she added.

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The OceaniaBoxingConfederation(OCBC) Boxing Championships are set to begin in Australian city Gold Coast tomorrow.

It is the last of the five Continental Championships that serve as direct qualification routes to the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) World Boxing Championships, due to be held in the German city of Hamburg between August 25 and September 2.

The two finalists in each of the ten weight categories will secure their places in Hamburg.

Action is due to begin tomorrow with finals scheduled for Thursday (June 29).

Vanuatu number one Boe Warawara will be aiming to defend his continental bantamweight title.

He went on to compete at the 2015 AIBA World Championships in Doha, losing in the round-of-16, and last year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Warawara lost his first round bout to Russia's Vladimir Nikitin in Brazil.

Australian super heavyweight Joseph Goodall won silver at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and will have his sights set on gold.

Australia's AIBA Youth World Championship bronze medallist Sam Goodman is due to compete at bantamweight, while his compatriot, former AIBA junior world champion Clay Waterman, will enter the light heavyweight event.

New Zealander David Nyika impressed at heavyweight with the British Lionhearts during the recent World Series of Boxing season and will be full of confidence heading to the Gold Coast.

Papua New Guinea's defending flyweight champion Charles Keama and Rio 2016 Olympian Thadius Katua will also be hopeful of success.

Katua won the gold medal at the 2015 Pacific Games on home soil in Port Moresby but was knocked out of the lightweight event at Rio 2016 in the round-of-32.

Fiji's hopes rest on the shoulders of their Rio 2016 Olympian Winston Hill.

The 23-year-old lost in the round-of-32 in Brazil and will compete in the welterweight competition this week.

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Update: 5:32PM ADI CAKOBAU SCHOOL athletics captain Laisani Moceisawana has worked even harder since helping her school win back the Coca Cola Games title in April.

Now the Somosomo, Taveuni islander is excited to donher country's colours when the Oceania Athletics takes place inSuva on Wednesday June 28.

The 19 year old who is currently making the transition from high school student to full time athlete said she had put in the hard yards to make the team which was announced on Friday.

"I feel proud to be representing the country as we have been been training so hard lately and put in so much effort for the team," Moceisawana said.

She said the gruelling routine in the past few weeks had included two hours of early morning gym work with another two hours in the evening at the tracks six days a week.

Moceisawana she has also worked hard keep up her academic requirements in the hope of winning a scholarship overseas.

For now, the Coke Cola Games senior girls 100m gold medallist is focused on containing the excitement at being able to run against her idol, Pacific Sprint Queen Toea Wisil.

"It is not hard to juggle academics and training although I do have to cut down time spent with my friends. All you have to do is balance your obligations and commit your work unto the Lord," said Moceisawana.

Moceisawana and ACS teammate Makereta Naulu join the fastest woman in Fiji, Sisilia Seavula in the bid for the 100m title at the Oceania Games running against Wisil.

According to Athletics Fiji monitoring as at June this year, Moceisawana is currently ranked the fourth fastest woman in Fiji with a personal best time of 12.41s.

Sisilia Seavula ran her personal best time of 11.98s at the William Jewell College "Darrel Gourley Open" the United States in April.

Makereta Naulu is ranked second with a fastest time of 12.26s, and Braelynn Yee is ranked third a personal best of 12.38s.

Moceisawana equals Heleina Young at 4th place with the same time recorded at the Coke Games in April.

Team Fiji to the Oceania Athletics Meet:

Under 18 Girls: Salote Baravilala (100m), Braelynn Yee (100m), Louisa Tubailagi (100m & 200m), Serenia Ragatu (200m & 400m), Vika Bavui (200m), Virisila Radovu (400m), Ana Kaitoga (400m), Tuliana Tinai (HJ), Fane Sauvakacolo (TJ), Sovaia Vusona (LJ), Mereseini Waqatoki (LJ), Tarairi Erasito (SP & DT), Seinimili Cagilaba (DT), Elisabeta Lilicama (DT), Marica Bai (JT), Ateca Narisia (JT), Ilisapeci Loloma (JT), Vani Loloma (800m), Laisiana Seru (800m) and Saravina Nakaisawa (1500m).

Coaches: Antonio Raboiliku (Sprints & Distance), Rafaele Tunaulu (Sprints & Distance), Mitieli Savu (Horizontal Jumps), Eugene Vollmer (Horizontal Jumps), Benedito Qumi (Vertical Jumps) and Fesaitu Mario (Throws).

Under 18 Boys: Waisake Nakavu (100m), Tyrone Chambers (100m), Nemani Mudreilagi (100m & 200m), Kolinio Radrudru (200m), Apolosi Nawai (200m), Petero Veitaqomaki (400m), Douglas Matakibau (400m), Osea Baleinamau (400m), Aporosa Taqiri (LJ), Kolaia Ivi (HJ), Nikola Raiqeu (HJ), Joseva Talemaicakaudrove (DT), Darcy Cammick (JT) and Josua Daveta (800m & 1500m).

Coaches: Antonio Raboiliku (Sprints & Distance), Rafaele Tunaulu (Sprints & Distance), Mitieli Savu (Horizontal Jumps), Eugene Vollmer (Horizontal Jumps), Benedito Qumi (Vertical Jumps) and Fesaitu Mario (Throws).

Under 20 Girls: Heleina Young (100m), Akanisi Sokoiwasa (400m), Seinimili Maisamoa (400m), Mereoni Loki (200m & 400m), Jemima Ferguson (HJ), Terah Narayan (HJ), Alesi Bulisala (LJ & TJ), Mariana Talatoka (LJ), Senimili Vakamino (LJ & TJ), Merelita Tamaniceva (DT), Kinisimere Naivalu (DT), Katarina Lilicama (JT), Tupou Tuiloa (JT), Cilia Kalokalo (800m) and Vika Tuilomana (800m & 1500m)

Coaches: Antonio Raboiliku (Sprints & Distance), Moave Vu (Sprints & Distance), Sereseini Lala (Horizontal Jumps), John Iroa (Horizontal Jumps), Benedito Qumi (Vertical Jumps) and Fesaitu Mario (Throws & Distance).

Under 20 Boys: Tony Lemeki (100m), Malasebe Tuvusa (100m & 200m), Jim Colasau (200m), Viliame Tawake (400m), Melchizedek Katafono (400m), Tevita Senico (HJ), George Vokiti (HJ), Kitione Nasau (TJ), Penijamini Nasorowale (TJ), Mark Nasova (LJ), Jethro Lockington (LJ), Kavekini Vasuitaukei (LJ), Mua Cavuilati (SP), Isikeli Lumelume (SP), Josua Serukilagi (DT), Kautane Erasito (DT), Mosese Saqanavere (JT), Eronimo Vakarewa (JT), Jekesoni Yavala (800m), Petero Tuisiga (1500m) and Dave Raika (1500m).

Coaches: Antonio Raboiliku (Sprints & Distance), Moave Vu (Sprints & Distance), Sereseini Lala (Jumps), John Iroa (Jumps), Benedito Qumi (Vertical Jumps) and Fesaitu Mario (Throws & Distance).

Open Women: Makereta Naulu (100m & 200m), Sisilia Seavula (100m & 200m), Laisani Moceisawana (100m), Elenani Tinai (400m), Filomena Balobalo (200m & 400m), Elenoa Sailosi (4x100m), Nanise Tavisa (HJ), Rosalia Raqato (HJ), Asinate Kasowaqa (LJ & TJ), Mereoni Bonasere (SP), Ana Baleira (DT), Avelina Soakula (JT), Maria Noela (800m), Tavenisa Senigacali (800m), Camari Adilasaqa (1500m) and Raylin Mario (Heptathlon).

Coaches: Bola Tafo?ou (Sprints & Distance), Jone Delai (Sprints & Distance), Gabrieli Qoro (Horizontal Jumps), Benedito Qumi (Vertical Jumps) and Maurice Erasito/Albert Miller Snr (Throws).

Open Men: Vilisoni Rarasea (100m & 400m H), Aaron Powell (100m & 200m), Albert Miller Jnr (100m), Samuela Railoa (200m & 400m), Albert Miller Jnr (100m), Sailosi Tubuilagi (400m), Kameli Sauduadua (400m), Emosi Sukanaivalu (400m H), Errol Qaqa (110m H), Malakai Kaiwalu (HJ), Meli Kolanavanua (HJ), Eugene Vollmer (TJ), Kalaveti Mokosiro (TJ), Waisale Dausoko (LJ), Iosefo Kamusu (LJ), Sireli Bulivorovoro (LJ), Pramesh Prasad (5000w & 10000w), Rajeshwar Prasad (5000w), Mustafa Fall (SP), Setareki Matau (DT), Pita Tamani (JT), Amania Isa (JT), Leslie Copeland (JT), John Sade (Decathlon), Navitalai Naivalu (Decathlon), Atama Vunibola (1500m), Viliame Salusalu (800m & 1500m), Josua Raivanua (800m), Avikash Lal (5000m & 10000m), Jeremaiah Singh (5000m & 10000m), Kennol Narayan (5000m & 10000m) and Abhineet Ram (HT).

Coaches: Bola Tafo?ou (Sprints & Distance), Jone Delai (Sprints & Distance), Gabrieli Qoro (Horizontal Jumps), Benedito Qumi (Vertical Jumps) and Maurice Erasito/Albert Miller Snr (Throws).

Masters Women: Lorna Cammick (100m & LJ) and Marama Qerewaqa (100m & SP).

Masters Men: Noel Singh (400m), Roveen Permal (100m), Pio Qerewaqa (100m, 400m & LJ), Albert Barty Miller (SP), Semisi Bainivalu (100m, 400m & LJ), Esala Talebula (400m) and Bimlesh Prasad (400m & LJ).

Para Women: Laniana Serukalou (SP) and Naibili Vatunisolo (SP).

Coaches: Freddy Fatiaki and Fuata

Para Men: Leslie Tikotikoca (JT & SP), Iosefo Rakesa (SP), Jone Bogidrau (SEATED SP), Ranjesh Prakash (LJ & JT), Varayame Naikolevu (SEATED SP), Yabaki Sili (100m) and Luther Solomone (100m & 200m).

Coaches: Freddy Fatiaki and Fuata

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ATHLETICS: Natasha Rudder has gone many miles to achieve her dreams, 100m at a time.

The family car has racked up about 5500km in seven weeks as Rudder competed at athletics competitions from Sydney to Brisbane, chasing a dream on to the world stage.

The South Grafton 17-year-old will represent the Australian Regional team at the Oceania Athletics Area Championships 2017 in Suva, Fiji, this week.

With sprints in the Under-20 100m and 200m events and a potential selection in the Open relay team, Rudder has had to go to great lengths to earn a second chance opportunity at the titles.

Rudder missed out on national selection and instead had to earn her way onto the regional team by beating qualifying times at athletics meets.

But not only did Rudder beat those times, she obliterated them.

"When I had seen the times that I needed to qualify, I felt confident I could achieve them," she said.

"Doing all my training and competing at different areas and in different competitions, I finally got there.

"When I got my PB in the 200m, that was when I was most excited because I smashed it by three to four seconds."

Rudder runs the 200m in 25.74 and the 100m in 12.4 seconds, more than three seconds under qualifying time.

She will fly out for the championships today with the support of South Grafton Ex-Servicemen's Club who raised funds to help get Rudder to Fiji.

"There is no words to describe the feeling," she said. "I am representing all of the people of Australia at this event. It is happening. It is so awe-inspiring and new. I am nervous but so excited."

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Every year, our sister publication Asiamoney carries out an Offshore RMB Poll. As part of that process, the magazine asks the market for its thoughts on important renminbi topics. In this third year, we received around 2,300 valid responses, up 3% on a year ago. The ten questions included a new one on the inclusion of onshore RMB assets in global indices. Here we present the answers to the final five questions.

Every year, our sister publication Asiamoney carries out an Offshore RMB Poll. As part of that process, the magazine asks the market for its thoughts on important renminbi topics. In this third year, we received around 2,300 valid responses, up 3% on a year ago. The ten questions included a new one on the inclusion of onshore RMB assets in global indices. Here we present the answers to the first five questions.

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BOXING: Australias best male boxers will today begin their campaign to qualify for this years World Championships, when they take on the best athletes from the region in the Oceania Boxing titles on the Gold Coast.

Ten Australian boxers, including 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, Joseph Goodall, and 2016 Rio Olympian, Jason Whateley, will take on boxers from New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Samoa, French Polynesia, Tonga, Nauru and Fiji.

Three other Rio Olympians will also compete in the Championships, which are being held at the Paradise Point Bowls Club from today until the 29th.

Vanuatus 2016 Olympian, Boe Lionel Warawara, competing in the 56kg, Papua New Guineas Thadius Katua, in the 60kg, and Fijis Winston Mark Hill in the 69kg all competed in Brazil last year.

One of the biggest names to compete this week is New Zealands 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, David Nyika, who will take on Australias Whateley in the 91kg in what is sure to be one of the most eagerly anticipated divisions of the competition.

Australia will also have 2011 junior world champion, Clay Waterman, competing in the 46kg.

Running alongside this weeks Oceania Championships will be a new competition introduced to Australian boxing, the Super Quattro round-robin tournament.

The event will see four boxers in each weight division compete against each other, with the top two from each going through to the final.

This weeks event has attracted a strong womens line-up, including World Championship silver medallist and 2014 Commonwealth Games athlete, Kaye Scott, World Championship bronze medallist, Skye Nicolson, and Youth Olympic Games bronze medallist, Caitlin Parker.

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Quality field drawn to Gold Coast for Oceania Boxing Championships - Australian Olympic Committee

Over the weekend in Adelaide, the Hi-Rez Oceania $35,000 Mid Year Finals took place. With Legacy Esports crowned the best SMITE team in the region and Kanga Esports victorious in the Paladins Path to Dreamhack grand final. The event saw a number of match-ups take place over two days of esports action.

Teams competing in the Hi-Rez Oceania Mid Year Finals included SMITE teams LG Dire Wolves, Legacy Esports, Kanga Esports and Dark Sided. Paladins included Kings Esports, and reigning OCE champions Kanga Esports -- who are currently ranked 3rd in the world. With the win over the weekend, Kanga will now fly to Valencia to part in a 8 team Paladins global tournament. Go Aussies!

Results are as follows for the SMITE matches.

Details for SMITE Oceania Pro League Split 3, and Paladins Oceania Esports are coming soon. In the meantime be sure to check out all the action over at twitch.tv/HirezTV and twitch.tv/PaladinsGame

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Hi-Rez Oceania SMITE and Paladins Mid Year Finals Wrap-Up - AusGamers

During the Olympic Day celebrations held yesterday in Port Moresby, Leon Thomas of Oceania Fencing introduced the sport to students from different schools.

The Oceania region is considered as a development zone of fencing and Thomas believes that if they spread the word and generate more interest, the code can gain a following in other Oceania countries considering PNGs population, geography and influence in the region.

Thomas, who took part in four World Fencing Championships, was pleased with the interest shown by participants in Port Moresby.

Its great to see the interest from the kids here. Fencing has grown largely in Oceania countries like Samoa, New Caledonia and Tahiti but we want to target PNG because it has a large population and having fencing introduced and grown here could help it grow in Oceania, said Thomas.

Thomas explained that current fencers in Oceania qualify for the Olympics through Asia, but if the code grows in Oceania, then the region could have its own qualifying pathway to the Olympics.

Fencing was one of the original nine sports in the inaugural modern Olympic Games played in Athens, Greece in 1896.

It is one of only four sports that have been featured at every single Olympic competitions since 1896.

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1. GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) 2. Moke (Rashid) 3. FOX|Momochi (Ibuki, Ken) 4. CO|Go1 (Ibuki) 5. RB|Bonchan (Nash) 5. Inuchiyo (M. Bison) 7. r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) 7. Tachikawa (Ibuki, Dhalsim)

9. AW|Nemo (Urien) 9. Saisak (Karin) 9. Bonfrog|Yoro (Karin) 9. GRPT|Fuudo (R. Mika) 13. Itabashi Zangief (Zangief) 13. YouDeal|Yukadon (Ibuki) 13. CO|Dogura (Urien) 13. Kagami220 (Ibuki)

17. CYG|Daigo Umehara (Guile) 17. Zowie|Oil King (Rashid) 17. GRPT|MOV (Chun-Li) 17. NL (Cammy) 17. Mishie (Laura) 17. Trashbox (Birdie) 17. TiG|Radiowave (Karin) 17. Acqua (Ibuki)

25. GRPT|Haitani (Necalli) 25. Xyzzy (Birdie) 25. KOF 99999 TW (R. Mika) 25. Kuraudokin (Ibuki) 25. WildTaiwanese (Laura) 25. BbyongBbyong (Birdie) 25. Crusher (Birdie) 25. Ac8kim (Nash)

Grand finals, set two: GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) eliminated Moke (Rashid) 3-2.

Grand finals, set one: GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) beat Moke (Rashid) 3-2.

Losers finals: GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) eliminated FOX|Momochi (Ibuki, Ken) 3-2.

Losers semi-finals: GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) eliminated CO|Go1 (Ibuki, Chun-Li) 3-0.

Winners finals: Moke (Rashid) beat FOX|Momochi (Ibuki) 3-0.

GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) eliminated Bonchan (Nash) 3-0.

CO|Go1 (Chun-Li) eliminated Inuchiyo (M. Bison) 3-0.

GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) eliminated Tachikawa (Ibuki) 3-2.

CO|Go1 (Ibuki) eliminated r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) 3-2.

Winners semi-finals: FOX|Momochi (Ibuki) beat Inuchiyo (M. Bison) 3-2.

Winners semi-finals: Moke (Rashid) beat RB|Bonchan (Nash) 3-1.

r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) eliminated GRPT|Fuudo (R. Mika) 2-0.

r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) eliminated CO|Dogura (Urien) 2-0.

CO|Dogura (Urien) eliminated CYG|Daigo Umehara (Guile) 2-0.

Bonfrog|Yoro (Karin) eliminated YouDeal|Yukadon (Ibuki) 2-0.

YouDeal|Yukadon (Ibuki) eliminated Zowie|Oil King (Rashid) 2-0.

YouDeal|Yukadon (Ibuki) eliminated Xyzzy (Birdie) 2-1.

Tachikawa (Ibuki) eliminated Itabashi Zangief (Zangief) 2-0.

Tachikawa (Ibuki) eliminated AW|Nemo (Urien) 2-0.

Itabashi Zangief (Zangief) eliminated GRPT|MOV (Chun-Li) 2-0.

GRPT|MOV (Chun-Li) eliminated GRPT|Haitani (Necalli) 2-1.

Moke (Rashid) beat GRPT|Fuudo (R. Mika) 2-0.

Inuchiyo (M. Bison) beat GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) 2-1.

Inuchiyo (M. Bison) beat Zowie|Oil King (Rashid) 2-1.

RB|Bonchan (Nash) beat CO|Go1 (Ibuki) 2-1.

FOX|Momochi (Ibuki) beat AW|Nemo (Urien) 2-0.

FOX|Momochi (Ken) beat Itabashi Zangief (Zangief) 2-1.

Mishie (Laura) beat CYG|Daigo Umehara (Guile) 2-0.

Acqua (Ibuki) eliminated Scarz|Sako (Akuma) 2-0.

Inuchiyo (M. Bison) beat Scarz|Sako (Akuma) 2-0.

r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) eliminated FOX|Tokido (Akuma) 2-0.

Moke (Rashid) beat FOX|Tokido (Akuma) 2-0.

FOX|Tokido (Akuma) beat r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) 2-1.

Bonfrog|Yoro (Karin) beat YouDeal|Yukadon (Ibuki) 2-1.

Xyzzy (Birdie) eliminated John Takeuchi (Rashid) 2-0.

GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) beat John Takeuchi (Rashid) 2-0.

AW|Nemo (Urien) beat GRPT|Haitani (Necalli) 2-0.

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Ten of Otagos top athletes are preparing for a break from winter.

The athletes, plus two Otago coaches, are set to head to Suva, Fiji, and its mid-20degC weather.

There they will compete as part of the 56-strong New Zealand team at the Oceania Area Championships.

The group includes decathletes Felix McDonald and Cameron Miller, middle distance runner Nathan Hill, 400m and 800m runner Sam Gouverneur and thrower Hamish Mears.

It also includes Southland athletes Anton Schroeder and Liam Turner, who both attend Otago Boys High School.

Local coach Megan Gibbons will travel with the team and is responsible for helping the sprinters and hurdlers.

As well, para-athletes Anna Grimaldi, Holly Robinson and Jess Hamill will use the meeting as part of their preparation for Julys world championships.

Otagos Raylene Bates is the high performance manager of that group.The championships are a development meetingin which New Zealand athletes wear white singlets.

Such meetings help them on to the pathway to silver singlet meetings and, ultimately, world meetings, at which they wear black.

They allow youngsters to get a taste of international competition and compete in a different environment.

Aside from the para team, the Otago athletes attending are young, either at school or not long left. However, Gibbons felt they could go well and said it would be a good experience.

"I think theyll go OK. They do have medal chances, absolutely.

"There will be some challenges for them, like Felix and Cam are doing the combined events, so competing in a decathlon in 30-degree heat might be a bit of a challenge for them.

"But I think for the likes of Hamish and Anton and Nathan, its their first competition outside of New Zealand really, unless theyve been to Australian champs, so its sort of that next step up."

The heat represented a big challenge for Dunedin athletes coming from a cold winter, as did going into the competition out of season.

While the temperature was often a nice change, it was the humidity that Gibbons said could be hard to adapt to.

However, many of the group had been aqua jogging in the heated physio pool to try to simulate that.

The standard of competition varied.In some events, the standard could be high and competition for medals stiff, but others were at a lower level.

The championships begin on June 28 and go through to July 1.

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