THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has announced a new project for Aligegeo following the successful completion of the Aligegeo Sports Facility refurbishment project. Speaking at the official opening and handing over of the refurbished facility on Thursday, SIFF President Donald Marahare announced that the next project for Aligegeo is redoing of the sports field…
THE National Hosting Authority (NHA) is calling on the public to start rendering its support behind the Games Organizing Committee (GOC) in helping Solomon Islands deliver a successful Sol2023 Pacific Games come November and December this year. NHA Board Chair, Dr Jimmie Rodgers highlighted this at the weekly ‘Iumi Tugeda for Sol2023 Talkback show over…
SPORTS coaches have expressed gratitude for the opportunity to do work and study with laptops recently rendered by LiteHaus International. A good number of sports federations’ coaches who are under scholarship at SINIS were introduced to the laptops at the SINIS High Performance Centre early this week. Coach for Para Athletics [Portfolio 3], Augustine Olibuma…
The country’s Weightlifting queen has again won Gold in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023 currently in India. Ms Wini won gold for Solomon Islands with an effort of 189kg (83kg + 106kg) in the Women’s 55kg. Shrabani Das of India settled for silver with a total of 181kg (81kg+100kg) behind Jenly Tegu Wini, while Australia’s…
A RUGBY tournament for rugby clubs in Auki is set for July15th at the Fiu Rugby Field in Central Kwara’ae, Malaita. The rugby tournament was initially proposed for this weekend but has been postponed for Saturday July 15th to give more time for five participating teams to prepare for the tournament. The tournament is organised…
OVER 800 athletes from Solomon Islands will be travelling to Australia to train in the lead up to the 2023 Pacific Games. A statement from the Australian High Commission in Honiara yesterday said second secretary Tilda Michalski was at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) to farewell the country’s hockey team as they…
Eighty athletes selected to undertake intensive training in China have been formally farewelled by Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare. The athletes will spend 90 days intensive training in China to prepare them physically and mentally to compete in the 2023 Pacific Games on their return. The 80 athletes are our representatives in Seven of the…
THE Australian High Commission last week hosted Clarence ‘CJ’ McCarthy-Grogan, an Indigenous Australian wheelchair basketballer undertaking community outreach across Honiara. A statement from the Australian High Commission said CJ’s visit was part of Australia’s partnership with Solomon Islands ahead of the 2023 Pacific Games, where Australia is the numbawan training partner. CJ was in Honiara…
SOLOMON Islands national Karate team has won four bronze medals in the recently held Oceania Karate Federation Championship in New Zealand. Solomon Islands won bronze in the men’s 75kg and women’s 55kg, 50kg and 61kg weight categories. Joe Kwasui won bronze medal in the men’s 75kg and while Jacinta Uriga, Mary Liu and Hazel Uate’e…
The National Hosting Authority (NHA) is calling on the members of the public, especially those living close to the Games’ Facilities to acknowledge the opportunities the country is presented with in having the brand-new sports facilities and therefore to look after these properties. These facilities include the National Stadium of Solomon Islands, and the 2023…