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Team of 5 athletes so far
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Currently five Cook Islands athletes have qualified for the London Olympics and four others are waiting to qualify for the pinnacle sporting event to be staged from August 29 to September 9. At this stage, Team Cook Islands is made up of 100 metre sprinters Patricia Taea and Patrick Tuara, slalom canoeist Ella Nicholas and […]
Junior rugby sets the pace
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Avatiu and Tupapa field will be the venue for this Saturday’s rugby union age grade pre-season rugby competition. The pre-season 10s tournament will run for the next two Saturday’s before the main season kicks off on June 23. The pre-season tournament is for under 10, under 13, under 16 and under 19 grades from all […]
Payne makes Olympics
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Local swimmer Tepaia Payne set a new national swim record for the Cook Islands in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2012 Oceania Championships held last week in Noumea, New Caledonia, earning himself a spot at the London Olympics. The New Caledonia swim meet was the last official qualifying event for all Oceania swimmers trying […]
Eseta retains Optimist title
Tuesday 5 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Light to medium breezes made for fun sailing on Muri lagoon for the 17 junior sailors taking part in the two-day Rarotonga Sailing Club Optimist Championships. Saturday, the first day of competition, saw the young sailors get used to the conditions and close quarter racing on Muri lagoon and by the end of the day […]
Avatiu-Nikao retain Kumete title
Tuesday 5 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Avatiu-Nikao have successfully retained the Kumete Sports trophy with a small but enthusiastic number of athletes turning out to the BCI Stadium yesterday for the annual inter village competition. Avatiu-Nikao earned the highest points during the first event of the Queen’s Birthday sporting event – the round island cycle. The cycle race on Saturday attracted […]
Thanks from the Olympic family
Tuesday 5 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The following tributes to the late Sir Geoffrey Henry are from a memorial page on the Cook Islands News website. This will be the final collection of messages in the newspaper. Readers are invited to share brief personal condolences at www.cookislandsnews.com To the family of the late Sir Geoffrey Henry, KBE, President, Cook Islands National […]
Big Opti weekend
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Queen’s Birthday Weekend starts the annual Rarotonga Sailing Club Optimist Championships. Starting today, young sailors from the club will be competing for the club champion title. Competitors will be at the club around 8am to prepare boats and be ready for the race briefing at 9am. Racing is due to start at 9.30am. The competition […]
Kumete sports start
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The annual Kumete inter village Queen’s Birthday athletics programme rolls into action today with the round island cycle race starting at 3pm. All cyclists are asked to be at the start line opposite Raviz Indian Restaurant in Avarua by 2.30pm to register to race for your village before the drafting race starts. Track and field […]
Wild weather for Raro Golf Open
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Golfers from Rarotonga, Aitutaki and New Zealand suffered and endured three days of pretty awful weather, which included torrential rain and near-cyclonic winds, to compete in the Rarotonga Open Golf Tournament last week. In spite of the weather some of the senior golfers turned in some magical golf in this competition which was very generously […]
Badminton plans business house comp
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Regular badminton players are set to have more structured competitions starting with the code’s first official tournament starting on June 7. Badminton was revived and registered as an official sports federation in February and since then the code has enjoyed a growth in popularity. However, badminton president Hugh Graham says that he and his committee […]
On duty at Nations Cup
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Football president Lee Harmon, match official Terry Piri and referee assessor Robert Savage are currently in the Solomon Islands to officiate at the Oceania Football Confederation Nations Cup starting today and running for 10 days. The tournament is the stage 2 Oceania zone qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. Harmon will […]
Minister aims to repair CISNOC rift
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Kia Orana all, Please be advised that I have been asked by a number of codes to take on the role of Pesident for CISNOC for the remainder of the term, which I understand is less than 12 months. This will essentially be a caretaker role until elections fall due in March next year. I […]
1 more Olympic chance
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands Olympic sailing squad still has a chance for Olympic spots under the Tripartite Commission Invitation and is now preparing for the last competition of their campaign – the Sail for Gold event next week. National sailors Helema Williams and Taua Elisa are continuing their training for tactics and techniques and their fitness […]
Get ready for Kumete sports
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The annual Kumete inter-village athletics competition will roll into action this Saturday with the traditional cycle race around the island. The Kumete trophy has been contested by the six villages on Rarotonga for over 50 years and the cycle round the island has always kicked off the Queen’s Birthday weekend athletics programme. The cycle race […]
Kitesurfing an Olympic sport in 2016
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Kitesurfing has made it on to the roster for the Olympic Games in 2016. The local kitesurfing community, which is growing almost weekly, welcomes the Olympic authorities’ decision to recognise their sport. Local kiters are preparing for the Cook Islands’ second annual kitesurfing festival and competition in Aitutaki, which kicks off on June 25. Already […]
42-hour runathon by sports academy
Thursday 31 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Sports Academy (CISA) students will trudge the roads of Rarotonga for the next two and half days to raise funds for their end of year cultural exchange trip to Australia. The 15 CISA students will also attempt to break the current 40-hour run record they help set with the police Blue Light campaign […]
Toa Samoa drub Kukis
Thursday 31 May 2012 | Published in Regional
The visiting Toa Samoa under 13 team proved too strong for the baby Kukis resident under 13s in their first game. The Samoan Warriors won 42-nil. Toa Samoa is certainly a well-drilled side with players selected from various clubs in the Auckland competition. Their knowledge of the game and ball skills are outstanding and something […]
CISNOC explains election of top 3 positions
Thursday 31 May 2012 | Published in Regional
In a letter to all national sports federations, Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee general secretary Rosie Blake explains the position of the board in regards to the constitutional process for the election of members of the board, including that of president. A date for the postponed CISNOC annual general meeting has yet to […]
Ocean plus lagoon in novel Te Aito course
Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in Regional
While recent rough weather made organising Te Aito Cook Islands a challenge, a unique race course was set for the 21 open men and junior paddlers on Monday including an ocean surf leg and flat lagoon sprint. For the open men paddlers, the course was over 16km with top local paddler Reuben Dearlove comfortably taking […]
AGM date not set yet
Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Nominations for the positions of Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee president and vice president have closed, however the date for the sports body’s annual general meeting is yet to be confirmed. CISNOC secretary general Rosie Blake says that no date has been set for the postponed AGM and that they were waiting on […]
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