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Swimmers safe after fatal collapse
Saturday 27 July 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Cook Islands swimmers are safe amidst reports of a fatal incident within the vicinity of the FINA World Championships venue in Gwangju, South Korea.
Pacific Games team in float parade
Friday 26 July 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Team Cook Islands will be participating in the Te Maeva Nui Float Parade today to celebrate their Pacific Games success.
204kg of fish in just two days
Wednesday 24 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Seas calm for precedent-setting mid-week fishing contest – and a big catch. Hauling in an aggregate of 204.4kg, Jason Tuara claimed first prize in the third Papa Gordon Murray Memorial fishing competition.
Old salt wins sailing trophy
Wednesday 24 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Rick Hickling, 78, was crowned ‘King of the Old Salts’ at the Rarotonga Sailing Club’s annual event.
Silver for women's 3-on-3 basketball
Saturday 20 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
THE Cook Islands women’s three-on-three basketball team won the final medal of Team Cook Islands’ campaign at the 2019 Pacific Games, claiming silver in what was the inaugural event for the sport at the regional competition.
Cooks Islands' triumphant Pacific Games team returns
Saturday 20 July 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Team Cook Islands supporters are urged to turn up at the Rarotonga International Airport in numbers today to welcome home the national sporting heroes’.
Basketball a step away from medal win
Friday 19 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
The women’s 3x3 basketball team remains in the run for a Pacific Games medal after beating Samoa in the quarter-final last night.
Tapoki claims silver medal
Wednesday 17 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
Tereapii Tapoki has claimed a silver medal in the women’s discus event at the 2019 Pacific Games.
Tennis remains in the medal chase
Wednesday 17 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
Cook Islands Tennis has a strong chance of claiming medals in the individual events at the Pacific Games.
Second gold in the bag
Wednesday 17 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
TRACK runner Alex Beddoes has done it again, adding another gold to his haul at the 2019 Pacific Games currently underway in Samoa.
It's gold for Beddoes!
Tuesday 16 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
Middle-distance runner Alex Beddoes claimed the gold medal in the 800m event at the Pacific Games last night.
Basketball finishes on sixth spot
Tuesday 16 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
THE Cook Islands women’s basketball team finished on sixth spot at the Pacific Games in Samoa.
Catering concerns: Gastro outbreak at Pacific Games
Monday 15 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
TWO Cooks tennis players at the Pacific Games are thought to have contracted food poisoning. The team is blaming contaminated food for acute gastroenteritis suffered by Ruby Pierre and Tamarua Payne.
Coach puts a ring on it
Monday 15 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
Vaka captain Emilene Taulu received not one, but two glittering new reminders of her time in Samoa.
Bowling their way to gold
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
LAWN BOWLS continued their impressive medal haul at the Pacific Games yesterday, adding a gold, silver, and bronze medal to their stash.
Roberts' silver, va'a claims third bronze
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
Swimmer Wesley Roberts has added another medal to his already impressive haul at the 2019 Pacific Games.
Basketball grab first Pac Games
Friday 12 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
The Cook Islands women’s basketball team avoided an early elimination and claimed their first win at the Pacific Games in Samoa, beating a determined New Caledonia side yesterday.
Wesley scoops more medals
Friday 12 July 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Other Sports
WESLEY ROBERTS has continued his dominance in the men’s freestyle swimming competition at the Pacific Games in Apia, claiming two more medals last night. The 22-year-old made Pacific Games history just two days ago, winning the Cook Islands’ first ever medal in swimming and our first gold medal of the 2019 campaign, after placing first in the final of the men’s 200m freestyle event. At the Samoa Aquatic Centre last night, Roberts placed second in the final of the men's 1500 metre freestyle event. Minutes after the presentation, Roberts competed in the 100m freestyle final where he finished third to claim the bronze medal. Following his first gold medal in the 200 metres freestyle final, Roberts qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan but he will now also compete in the 1500 metres and 100 metre events next year. Paddler Andre Tutaka-George claimed his second bronze medal after finishing third in the men’s V1 16 kilometre race yesterday. He earlier managed bronze medal in the men’s V1 500m. Weightlifter Matanoko McDonald missed out on podium finish in the Pacific Games but walked away with two bronze medals each in Commonwealth Junior Women 81kg and Oceania Junior Women 81kg. Team Cook Islands has one gold, two silver and four bronze medals. -Liam Ratana in Apia, Samoa
Olympic ambitions 'not relevant' in row over swim ban
Friday 12 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
The Pacific Games Council has dismissed Cook Islands complaints about the ban on four swimmers.
Styling it in gold
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
Swimmer Wesley Roberts (pictured) has claimed the nation's first gold medal at the Pacific Games, currently being held in Samoa.
