Samoa 2019 chief executive Falefata Hele Matatia has expressed his hope that next year's Pacific Games will help the country to become a centre of excellence for sport in the region.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has pledged the Government's full support for hosting the 2023 Pacific Games.
Tahiti remain suspended as a member of the Pacific Games Council (PGC) despite "clearing the first hurdle" towards reinstatement.
United States' Ray Williams earned gold as the World Classic Powerlifting Championships came to a close in Calgary.
Eight New Zealand Olympians are set to help young refugees at an Olympic Refugee Sports Day event this week.
A series of changes have been approved in an effort to add "further value" to competitions at the Pacific Games, while a motion to add women's rugby league nines was ratified.
A decision on the host of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games has been deferred to next year after the Pacific Games Council (PGC) opted to reopen the bid process due to American Samoa and Niue failing to meet requirements.
Proposals to establish an associate member category and create life membership positions were approved at the Pacific Games Council (PGC) General Assembly here today, while the organisation also provided updates regarding their finances and ongoing civil action against the Tongan Government.
Mo Zhang improved on her silver medal at last year's International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pan America Cup as the top seed earned gold today in Asuncion, Paraguay.
Beiwen Zhang fell short in her attempts to win the US Open Badminton Championships in front of a home crowd, as she was beaten by China's Li Xuerui at Fullerton in California.
Lee Kiefer continued her near decade long dominance of the women's foil competition at the Pan American Fencing Championships in Havana.
Brooks Koepka became the first player to defend the US Open title since 1989 at Long Island's Shinnecock Hills.
Fiji claimed their fourth successive World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup title following victory over Georgia in Suva.
National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in Oceania have raised concerns over financial support for boxers due to compete at this year's Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires due to funding being halted to the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Pacific Games Council (PGC) President Vidhya Lakhan has claimed he has great "confidence and faith" in Samoa 2019, despite time being against organisers of next year’s event.
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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