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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.
Ban on Cooks swimmers: Rules are rules
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
Dear editor, It’s sad to hear of our swimmers being banned due to the eligibility criteria. However rules are rules.
Our Palmy Army
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
He’s a world champion whom nobody has heard of.
Swimmers ban row worsens
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
The Cook Islands’ sports boss has accused slammed Pacific Games organisers for being “unfair” in banning four medal contenders.
Golf team over par, under the weather
Wednesday 10 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
COOK ISLANDS golfers teed off yesterday at the Pacific Games in Samoa, with eight athletes competing in the men’s and women’s competitions.
Silver for lawn bowls brings medal tally to three
Wednesday 10 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
The men’s triples had to battle extremes of rain and scorching sun for their medal.
Footballers continue historic run
Wednesday 10 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
THE Cook Islands women’s football team has continued its winning way at the Pacific Games, beating a determined Vanuatu side 2-1.
Buffed and bronzed
Wednesday 10 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
TEAM Cook Islands added another Pacific Games bronze medal to its tally – this time in the water paddling the va’a.
Swimmers banned from competing
Wednesday 10 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
Four Cook Islands swimmers – all medal contenders – have been banned from competing in the Pacific Games.
Using Pac Games to connect with her Cook Islands heritage
Tuesday 9 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
Matanoko McDonald (pictured) has never been to the Cook Islands, but she isn’t letting that stop her from representing the country at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa.
Kenyon claims O'pen Bic National Championship title
Tuesday 9 July 2019 | Published in Other Sports
The Rarotonga Sailing Club hosted the O’pen Bic National Championship for 2019 over the long weekend.
