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Graham busy meeting athletes before flying to Rio
Friday 22 July 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
TEAM COOK ISLANDS chef de mission to the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, Robert Graham, has been holding meetings with the national athletes in New Zealand.
Kuki rugger star set for Olympics Sevens role
Friday 22 July 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
TEDDY Stanaway is a good enough reason for Cook Islanders to back the All Blacks Sevens side in the upcoming Olympic Games in Brazil.
Badminton off to a good start
Friday 22 July 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
The opening round of the third annual Cook Islands Badminton Business House Competition went off to a boisterous start last week.
Record dive: 102m into very, very, deep blue
Thursday 21 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
WILLIAM TRUBRIDGE, 36, is the new free dive world champion after reaching a depth of 102 metres and back to complete the world record that he fell agonisingly short of breaking in 2014.
Fundraising fare for our Olympic sailors at the Punanga Nui Market
Thursday 21 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
TO HELP our two sailors Peter Elisa Henry and Teau McKenzie compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, umu food will be on sale from 11am today at the Punanga Nui Market. The fundraising food is sold at $12 a plate.
NZ Herald withdraws news team from Rio
Thursday 21 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
KIWI newspaper readers face having lesser coverage of the Olympics to read at the breakfast table after the New Zealand Herald withdrew its reporting team from Rio yesterday.
Sun, sand and action as beach volleyball eyes Bahamas Games
Wednesday 20 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
BEACH VOLLEYBALL is set to feature at the 2017 Bahamas’ Commonwealth Youth Games, according to Hugh Graham, Cook Islands Volleyball Federation president and Oceania vice-president on the Commonwealth Games Federation.
Tini scores come-from-behind win
Wednesday 20 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
AS PREDICTED after the first round, with so many players in contention to win the annual Computer Man two day golf tournament it only took someone to really lift their game to take out the win.
Starter's gun sounds for Rarotonga Road Race registrations
Wednesday 20 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
THE 39TH annual Rarotonga Road Race is set to take place in September and registration for the classic sporting event is now underway. The first run of the week gets away at 5pm and will start and end at the yard across from Beachcomber Resort, known as the Sinai Hall in downtown Avarua.
Success for Davis Cup lineup
Tuesday 19 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
The Pacific Oceania tennis team have staved off relegation in the Davis Cup after an emphatic victory against Singapore in Tehran last week.
You Rippa! Schools tournament today
Tuesday 19 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
MORE THAN 400 boys and girls from 6 to 13 will be part of the Bluesky Rarotonga Primary Schools Rippa Rugby Tournament to be held at the Nikao Field today.
U16 girls score another big win over Tokoroa
Tuesday 19 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
Two goals in each half saw the Rarotonga’s U16 girls’ team defeat the visiting Tokoroa High School girls’ lineup 4-1.
Volleyball teams become competitive
Tuesday 19 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
Scores at the first round of the second Mixed Social Volleyball League at the Bluesky sports arena in Nikao last week have shown that teams are becoming more competitive.
RSC yachties enjoy perfect conditions for Tangaroa race
Monday 18 July 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Other Sports
On A PERFECT day for taking the boat out, the Rarotonga Sailing Club held a handicap race on Saturday afternoon.
Excited pride for swimming duo
Monday 18 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
A LOT of hopes are on our swimming duo Wesley Roberts and Tracy Keith-Matchitt in their bid for pool glory.
Hard training has Teau on course for big Games
Monday 18 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
TEAU McKenzie is working hard getting ready for the Rio Olympics - her first bid at the Games with her coach Rachel Basevi.
Peters ready to lift the World
Friday 15 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
Guess who is ready to take on the challenge by representing us for weightlifting in Rio?
Canoeing duo ready for big challenge
Friday 15 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
The Olympic Games sure looks positive for Ella and Bryden Nicholas who are ready to take on the challenge of the world’s best canoeists.
Olympians to get free Samsung S7
Friday 15 July 2016 | Published in Other Sports
EVERY Olympian at the Rio Games will get a free S7 phone, compliments of the major sponsor, Samsung Electronics.
