New Caledonia’s Lara Grangeon was again the star performer as she extended her Port Moresby gold medal tally to nine with a hat-trick, while home favourite Ryan Pini added a further two titles to his collection in Pacific Games record times at the Taurama Aquatic Centre today.
Favourites Fiji claimed double Pacific Games rugby sevens gold in contrasting styles as the men breezed to a dominant win over Samoa, while their women were made to work hard for a narrow victory in their clash with Australia on a thrilling night of action here.
By Daniel Etchells and Liam Morgan in Port Moresby
Pacific Games history was made in shooting today as three competitors pulled the trigger on perfect scores in the single rise event at June Valley Shooting Range.
Papua New Guinea claimed seven gold medals on the opening day of the Pacific Games powerlifting competition here, while Nauru took the other two available.
Home favourite Ryan Pini smashed the men’s 50 metres butterfly Pacific Games record before producing a stunning last leg performance to guide Papua New Guinea to mixed 4x50m freestyle gold here today.
By Daniel Etchells and Liam Morgan in Port Moresby
Douglas Creek won the 25 metres pistol mixed competition at the June Valley Shooting Range today to claim Norfolk Island’s first gold medal of the Pacific Games.
New Caledonia were the dominant force on day three of the Pacific Games swimming competition here, claiming four of the seven gold medals on offer, including in the mixed 4x50 metres medley relay event.
Fiji look set to launch a bid for the 2023 Pacific Games after Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports Iliesa Delana claimed they are “ready” to host future editions of the event.
Commonwealth Games history-maker David Katoatau of Kiribati set aside his injury woes to seal a hat-trick of men’s 105 kilograms Pacific Games gold medals with a dominant display as the curtain came down on the weightlifting events at Port Moresby 2015 here today.
Vanuatu missed out on a place in the knock-out stages of the Pacific Games football competition despite annihilating the Federated States of Micronesia 46-0 here.
Lara Grangeon won two of New Caledonia's three gold medals on the second day of the Pacific Games swimming competition here, coming out on top in the women’s 200 metres freestyle and breaststroke events.
Hosts Papua New Guinea caused the biggest shock of Port Moresby 2015 so far as they beat Tahiti to gold in the women’s 500 metres V12 va’a event at the Lancron Naval Base today.
Papua New Guinea's weightlifting star Steven Kari snatched double men’s 94 kilograms Pacific Games gold from the grasp of Samoa’s Siaosi Leusio in dramatic fashion with a stunning 204kg clean and jerk lift here today.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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