Samoa 2019 News and Updates

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Wallis and Futuna step out to defend volleyball gold

Wallis and Futuna burst onto the volleyball court for the first time at the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games on Friday to defend their gold medal from four years ago.

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Incredible night at swimming as records tumble

A packed Aquatics Centre in Apia was filled with raucous energy on the penultimate day of swimming finals for the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games.

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Vanuatu’s Pata bows out on a high with beach volleyball gold

A year after winning women’s beach volleyball bronze at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, an emotional Miller Pata on Friday claimed gold for Vanuatu at Samoa 2019, before revealing…

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Basketball day 5: Fiji seals Semi-Final ticket; Tahiti advance to the next round

Fiji prevailed over Papua New Guinea, 78-58, in a battle of unbeaten squads to own the top spot of Group B in Day 5 of the 2019 Pacific Games men’s…

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Fiji couple win archery medals together

A Fijian sporting couple will be returning home with three medals between them after a successful Samoan 2019 XVI Pacific Games.

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Tonga's badminton revolution bearing fruit at Samoa 2019

Competing at the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games has been a transformative experience for Tonga’s fledgling badminton team.

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Tahiti scores double gold in va'a marathon

Tahiti scored a double in va'a on day 5 of the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games on Wednesday, adding to the team's on-water success.

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The pioneering woman coaching men's rugby at Samoa 2019

Fiji's Elenoa Kunatuba is no stranger to the sport of rugby union, but she is breaking new ground as a woman coaching the Tuvalu men's rugby 7s team at the…

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Local girl wins seven golds in weightlifting

Young Samoan weightlifter Leotina Petelo has won seven gold medals, adding to the host nation's medal haul at Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games.

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