497 articles tagged "olympics"
Team USA has set a new 4x100 metres relay record at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest after Sha’Carri Richardson led her team to win gold over the weekend. Richardson anchored Team USA and faced off wi
Raijeli Naikaukaucagi has won a gold medal in the 100 metres at the Special Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Siteri Daulali and Ponijese Duncan have won a silver medal in the Table Tennis Mixed Doubles. Karalaini
Miliana Nagasau has 1 gold and 3 silver medals in powerlifting at the Special Olympics Games in Berlin, Germany. Nagasau won a gold medal in bench press, and a silver each in dead-lift, squat and the overall catego
Team Fiji Petero Kaniliwa has won Fiji’s first gold medal at the Special Olympics in Berlin in the power lifting event. Kaniliwa also took part in three power lifting events where he won gold in Dead-Lift discipl
The Special Olympics Fiji team today received a boost to their preparations for the World Games in Berlin in June this year as they received a cheque support worth $20,000 from Digicel Fiji. Digicel Fiji CEO, Fari
The New Zealand Men's 7s team are the first team to join France at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after winning the Singapore 7s title on Sunday. The All Blacks 7s followed up their success in Hong Kong with their fo
More than 90 participants from the Disability Community, Diplomatic Corps, Special Schools, FASANOC and ONOC were part of a global 24 hour relay Terre de Jeux 2024 race that was organised by the French Embassy in Fiji o
ONOC President, Dr Robin Mitchell has formally announced the Pacific Islands focused road-map to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. The 10-year programme is the first specific, targeted, and comprehensive approach to
A new $7 note was unveiled last night by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama to commemorate the achievements of the national 7s teams at the 2020 Olympic Games. The note will have a gold colour on the front with a pi
17 participants will benefit from the Athletes Leadership Training that was organised by the Special Olympics Fiji at the Suva Special School today. Special Olympics Sports Director, Robin Dayal says the training w
The 24th edition of the Winter Olympics is officially underway after the Olympic cauldron was lit in a restrained opening ceremony in Beijing. Almost 3,000 athletes from 91 nations will compete across the Games.
China has condemned a planned US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and threatened to retaliate. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China would take "resolute counter-measures" but d
Police Commissioner Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho says gold medalists and Police Constables Kalione Nasoko and Waisea Nacuqu have made them proud knowing that the Police force was represented at the Olympics.
Team Fiji Paralympic athlete Inosi Matea Bulimairewa says he never dreamt he would come this far and to be part of the Paralympic Games is unbelievable. Bulimairewa is set to make his debut at the Games with his fi
Australia opened the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a golden start on Day 1, thanks to a pair of world record times in the track cycling events. Paige Greco collected the first gold medal of the Games and also wo
It will be a proud and unforgettable moment for Team Fiji Paralympic athlete Iosefo Rakesa as he will be Fiji’s flag bearer in the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony. Rakesa and Inosi Bulimairewa are Fiji’s two
National Federation Party MP, Lenora Qereqeretabua says the Fijiana 7s team’s bronze win in Tokyo has brought to the fore many discussions about an equal playing field in sports. While giving her End of the
Olympic bronze medalist and Fijiana 7s captain Rusila Nagasau says having the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games postponed was a blessing as she was still recovering from a knee injury. Speaking to Fiji Rugby, the 34-year-o
Kalione Nasoko’s journey to winning gold at the Olympic Games has been described as a miracle by the National Strength and Conditioning Coach at Fiji Rugby, Naca Cawanibuka. Since 2019, Nasoko has been struggling
Fijiana 7s coach Saiasi Fuli has revealed that playing against some local men’s 7s teams assisted in their preparations for Tokyo 2020. He says their journey to the Olympics was filled with a lot of challenges an
