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Annual General Assembly in Samoa

The Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) in Samoa invited participants in the Pacific region to participate in the Annual General Assembly, which took place from the 11th to the 18th of June 2018 in Apia, Samoa.
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Julia King heads VANWIS for next 4 years

“The Vanuatu Women In Sport Commission (VANWIS) is in the business of lifting all women up through sports because we were raised by strong women, and in VANWIS raising women is raising the nation of Vanuatu."
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Third in a row for Shing, while Sally ends sister's streak

Ping pong prince of the Pacific is yet to be dethroned, sibling rivalry strikes.
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FIH launches the ‘Hockey Series’ with all roads leading to Tokyo 2020

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced a brand new competition – the Hockey Series, which will provide a qualification route to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and future Hockey World Cups.
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The Push for Gender Equality in Sport is Building Momentum

As the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gets set to take part in the 7th International Working Group (IWG) World Conference on Women in Sport in Gaborone, Botswana from 17 to 20 May, Chair of the IOC Women in Sport Commission Lydia Nsekera shares how the IOC is being “part of the change”.
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Shing set to compete on home soil at ITTF-Oceania Cup

Local table tennis hero Yoshua Shing is ready to fight for a place on the podium as Port Vila, Vanuatu is set to host the 2018 ITTF-Oceania Cup.
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IOC Is Leading The Way In Gender Equality

GENDER EQUALITY IN SPORT HAS COME A LONG WAY. BUT THERE’S STILL MORE WORK TO BE DONE. HERE’S HOW THE IOC IS LEADING THE WAY.
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Historic GC2018 Performance by Vanuatu Athletes Highlights Sports Development Progress

Vanuatu has recorded an historic result at the 2018 Gold Coast XXIst Commonwealth Games held in Australia over the past 12 days, finishing with two medals and three personal best performances.
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Vanuatu Claim Beach Volley Bronze

Vanuatu is celebrating a second Commonwealth Games medal after their women's beach volleyball team beat Cyprus in the playoff for bronze.
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Vanuatu's newest sporting hero - Friana Kwevira

Friana Kwevira is being labelled Vanuatu's newest sporting hero after winning the country's first Commonwealth Games medal.
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Friana Kwevira Wins Vanuatu`s First Commonwealth Games Medal

In a packed Carrara Stadium, watched by 25,000 spectators, 19 year old Friana Kwevira from Nduindui Village on West Ambae won a bronze medal in the F46 Javelin, throwing 24.54 metres to win Vanuatu’s first ever Commonwealth Games medal.
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Commonwealth ‘more relevant than ever’ – CGF President

THE Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President, Louise Martin CBE declared the Commonwealth ‘more relevant than ever before’ as she spoke to a global TV audience of 1.5 billion people at the opening of the XXI Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia last night.
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IOC And IPC To Partner Until 2032

Thomas bach and andrew parsons, the respective presidents of the international olympic committee (ioc) and the international paralympic committee (ipc), today signed a historic long-term agreement establishing a partnership between the two organisations until at least 2032.
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IOC Approves Warawara and Rii for Scholarships

The International Olympic Committee has approved the awarding of Athlete Training scholarships to two Vanuatu athletes, Boe Warawara (boxing) and Rillio Rio Rii (rowing).
The scholarships will provide funding for both athletes leading up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and will allow them to access the best facilities available.
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Oceania HPTC scholarships for Hello and Toa

Vanuatu athletes Bradley Toa and Valentine Hello have earned scholarships to the prestigious International Association of Athletics Federations Oceania High Performance Training Centre.
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The IOC Takes Historic Step Forward To Advance Gender Equality

The international olympic committee (IOC) is forging a bold new path in advancing gender equality in the sporting arena and beyond, as the ioc session received today an update from the gender equality review project. Following the IOC executive board approval of 25 bold and challenging recommendations, the IOC is leading the way in raising awareness of the importance of gender equality on and off
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