Palau’s Baseball team conducted a fundraising activity along the main road in Koror on December 6 for their upcoming participation in the Oceania World Cup Championship slated this January 22-29, 2019 in Guam. The team will be competing against teams from Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Australia, New Zealand, and the American […]
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Palau places second in Run the World Challenge 3
Palau now ranks second in the Run the World Challenge 3, a global running event that aims to bring runners from different parts of the globe to complete a goal of logging 24,901 miles which is a distance equivalent to circling the globe. As of November 19, Palau placed second with a total of 1,390 […]
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Wrestling champion donates his award back to youth
Cristina Etpison Nicolescu, a young Palauan wrestler, that has represented Palau in numerous regional and international wrestling competitions donates money he was awarded back to Palau National Olympic Committee “to help other athletes develop their god-given abilities and pursue their dreams”. Mr. Nicolescu endorsed the check he received for $425.00 from PNOC and gave to […]
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PVA, BTF to meet with Taiwan Triathlon group to finalize talks on sports tourism exchange
The Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) and the Belau Triathlon Federation (BTF) are set to meet with the Chinese Taipei Triathlon Association in Taiwan today, September 25, to finalize discussions on the planned sports tourism exchange to be held in Palau next year. PVA Operations and Program Director Kadoi Ruluked told the media that the planned […]
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Cheers as Japanese cyclist found unscathed after reported missing
ATHLETES cheered as a Japanese participant of a triathlon competition, who was reported missing for around two hours, was found safe and sound on Saturday morning, September 1. Rynji Ishikawa, a Japanese who participated in the 40-KM-bike race organized by the Belau Triathlon Federation (BTF), had raised alarm among organizers after he failed to show […]
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Only 28 Palau athletes need Mumps immunization says PNOC Secretary General
Out of the 189 athletes and officials who will be sent to Yap for the Micronesian Games, only 28 need to get Mumps immunization, according to Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC) Secretary General and Community and Cultural Affairs Minister Baklai Temengil-Chilton. The rest of the athletes have updated immunization shots. Yap, which will be hosting […]