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2019 Pacific Games

Heritage High School Timberwolves, junior Katie Peneueta with her gold medal.
Vancouver, WA (KPTV) - A three-sport standout from Vancouver spent the month of July far from the Pacific Northwest to get closer to her roots during the 2019 Pacific Games. There are long wolves, but it's best to travel in a pack. For the Heritage High School Timberwolves, junior Katie Peneueta is...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi called for further "consultations" on transgender sports policies during the Closing Ceremony of the 2019 Pacific Games at Apia Park. The Ceremony featured plenty of pageantry including thousands of students and schoolchildren...
An action shot of va'a teams lining up at the Pacific Games event
Apia, SAMOA — The Pacific Games Office, World Rugby and Samoa Rugby Union has announced that the Rugby 7s Competition venue for the XVI Pacific Games has now been relocated to Marist St Joseph’s Sports Stadium in Lotopa. The wet conditions and high surface traffic at Apia Park have contributed to...
Samoan weightlifter Feagaiga Stowers carrying Samoa flag
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games officially opened on Sunday evening with a three-hour celebration of Samoan culture showcasing dance, legends and sport.  The Opening Ceremony at Apia Park Stadium in Samoa's capital city was broadcast internationally, and was the first Pacific Games...
Paepaetele Mapu Jamias
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa boxing team is ready to compete at the upcoming 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa next month. According to the president of the American Samoa Boxing Federation (ASBF), Paepaetele Mapu Jamias, four local fighters have been selected to represent the territory...
Some of the competitors during the start of of the regatta weekend of April 19 & 20 — off the Rainmaker red buoy. The Race Committee has yet to set the date for races for the 2nd slot for the Women Laser Sailors for the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa this July, saying they are waiting for steady...
Mulifanua
Apia, SAMOA — The Va‘a and sailing competitions at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa will now take place at a new venue. The events were originally scheduled for Mulinuu and Vaiusu but will now be held at Mulifanua, just under an hour outside of the capital Apia, on the north-western tip of Upolu....
American Samoa Junior Sailor Carneal Lili’o from Fagasa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new group of young and veteran Pago Pago Yacht Club (PPYC) members have come together to re-constitute a new interim board to revive the purpose of the Pago Pago Yacht Club, which is to carry on the South Pacific tradition of friendliness, to promote competition in all...
Moefaauo Salale Moananu, Falefata Hele Matatia and Lepale Niko Palamo
Apia, SAMOA — The official Pacific Games 2019 Sports programme was released in a press conference at Tuina’imato Sports complex yesterday. The two-week schedule covering 26 sports and their confirmed location and venue was launched as well as introducing the Technical team from China who will be...