SUVA, 08 JUNE 2020 (ONOC MEDIA) — The ONOC Athletes’ Commission has strongly condemned the brutal attack on Papua New Guinea (PNG) athlete, Debbie Kaore last week. Kaore has represented PNG in Rugby 7s, Rugby 15s and Boxing, winning medals at the Pacific Games, including a Gold Medal at the 2015 Pacific Games. “The International […]
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IOC looking at postponing Tokyo Olympics; Canada pulls out today
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC will take up to four weeks to consider postponing the Tokyo Olympics amid mounting criticism of its handling of the coronavirus crisis that now includes Canada saying it won’t send a team to the games this year and the leader of track and field, the biggest sport at the […]
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‘Fruitful talks’ with PNOC: IOC President
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach told Island Times that he had “fruitful talks” with the Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC) about several cooperation for the development of the country’s sports industry during his visit here last week. Bach, who came to Palau on May 9-10, said that IOC is now supporting seven Palauan […]
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Palau presents strong bid to host Pacific Games 2025: Pacific Games Council execs
Palau is presenting a strong bid to host the Pacific Games 2025 according to the top executives of the Pacific Games Council who visited the country last week to survey available facilities here. Pacific Games Council President Vidhya Lakhan and Pacific Games Council Executive Director Andrew Minogue both expressed positive feedbacks after meeting up government […]