This week will be the last week for the Palau Olympic Team in Tokyo, Japan for the Olympic Games. Our three athletes will be competing at the end of this week. Mr. Shawn Dingilus Wallace, 50m Freestyle in the sport of Swimming is scheduled to compete on Friday, 30th July 2021 at 7:00pm in heat […]
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Fiji gold medal Olympians sevens leave their mark and legacy at Tokyo 2020 as they head home
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Tokyo TOKYO, 29 JULY 2021 (PACNEWS) — While Fiji’s gold medallist Olympian sevens team get on the long nine hours’ flight back home, hours after their historic win in Tokyo against rival New Zealand, the international media at Tokyo 2020 are still abuzz with the spectacular finish, the emotion […]
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Dressel wins US Olympic swimming gold; Aussie beats Ledecky
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel got started on his quest for six gold medals in swimming, while Katie Ledecky found herself in a very unusual position. Second place. Dressel led off a U.S. victory in the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay Monday at the Tokyo Olympics, easing a bit of America’s sting […]
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Olympic broadcasters curb sexual images of female athletes
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — At an Olympics aiming to set the highest level of television standards, the head of broadcasting at the Tokyo Games is trying to banish overly sexualized images of female athletes. “Sport appeal, not sex appeal” is one mantra Olympic officials push in an effort to reach […]
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FSM’s Taeyanna Adams breaks her national record at Tokyo 2020, Tonga’s Amini Fonua gets disqualified
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Tokyo TOKYO, 26 JULY 2021 (PACNEWS) — Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)’s 100m breaststroke swim queen, Taeyanna Adams broke her national record at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Sunday. Adams shaved off a good 0.37 seconds from her national record, recording a faster time of 1:25.26 and placed fourth in […]
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Tokyo Olympic Games Opens
Tokyo Olympic Games opens tonight 8pm with Palau Team and around 11,000 athletes representing around 205 countries. Palau will be marching with Palau flag bearers Adrian Ililau and Osisang Chilton. This is the first Olympic Games to have two flag bearers for participating countries. Other events have started such as softball and football. Palau swimmers […]