As part of sports and athletes development programs and training, Palau athletes are travelling abroad to receive training in Japan and China as part of
Team Palau preparation to the 2018 Micronesian Games in Yap and series of Oceania Championships happening this year.
With Palau and Japan agreement for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Palau Athletics Team are now in Japan attending the first pre training camp in
Hitachi-Omiya in Ibaraki Prefecture for ten (10) days. The Japan training camp offered to our Track Team includes a series of visits to Tokyo Olympic stadiums,
schools and an intense training with Japanese track coaches based in Hitachi- Omiya. The Track teams participating in the camp in Japan are Gwynn Uehara,
Ryon Gaines, Rodman Teltull, Ian Koshiba, Adrian Ililau and their coach Ms. Mizuki Honda. The Track team Japan training camp ends on June 12th and the
Team will be travelling directly to Saipan for the 2018 Oceania Athletics Championships scheduled for June 13-17, 2018 and after return home. The
Japan camp is offered by the respective host cities of Hitachi-Omiya and Zao Town.
Another team attending training camp is the Palau Table Tennis Team currently in Guangzhou,
China participating in a three weeks Table Tennis Training, offered by Robin Hsu and fully sponsored by
Trip Easy Travel Services Co. Ltd. The Table Tennis Team members are Orachel Watanbe, Aberlynn
Ngiruos, Meilin Chin, D’Jud Tamtereng, Shawnessy Soalablai and their Coach and also player,
Mr. Sam Saunders.
The Swim team, Archery and Judo team will also be traveling to Japan for training camp in mid-June offered in Hitachi-Omiya and Zao Town.
The Team Palau Organizing Committee to the 2018 Micro Games, the Palau National Olympic Committee and the sports federations and athletes, extends
much appreciation to all the sponsors and key partners, as well as Palau leadership and families of our athletes, for making it possible for the athletes to
travel to training camps and participate in sports events and programs in representing Palau.