ASNOC DONATES TO WEIGHTLIFTING ASSN

The American Samoa Weightlifting Association recently received a new woman’s weightlifting bar from the American Samoa National Olympic Committee (ASNOC). ASNOC Secretary General Billy Young presented the new bar, which was gratefully accepted by the association.

According to the Weightlifting Association, there has been only one bar for women, and seven men’s bars. With the growing popularity of weightlifting among girls, the men have struggled to adapt their training schedules to share one bar with some of the girls, who even started lifting with the men’s bar.

There is a significant difference between the women’s and men’s weightlifting bars.

The men’s bar weighs 20kg (almost 45lbs), while the women’s bar weighs 15kg (33lbs). The women’s bar is also 3cm (a little over 1inch) shorter than the men’s bar. According to the association, it is very important for the athletes to train with the proper equipment as per conditioning rules.

The association is waiting on two more women’s bars to be delivered in the near future.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD TO VISIT TERRITORY

The local Track & Field Association will play host when Oceania Athletics Executive Director Yvonne Mullins visits the territory next week.

Mullins is set to arrive in American Samoan on Sunday, December 14 for a five-day stay.

During her visit, Mullins will be conducting Level 1 coach lectures for anyone who is interested in improving their knowledge in that field.

The training will take place at the CCCAS Fagatogo hall while field demonstrations will be held at the Malaeoletalu.

In addition to the lectures and demos, Mullins has also requested meetings with officials from the ASNOC and the DOE sports directors.

AWARDS CEREMONY FOR JUDO ASSOCIATION IS NEXT MONDAY

Next Monday, December 15 at 5 p.m., the Judo Association of American Samoa will hold an awards ceremony for all their students at the Old VA building in Tafuna, where classes are held.

The public is invited.

Currently, the members of the Judo Association include 40-50 year olds, which is a big step forward, considering that they started off with kids as young as five years old and young adults in their twenties.

Two of the students are working toward their black belts.

Judo classes are held every Monday and Wednesday at 3pm for the younger students (5-15 years old) and Friday evenings for those 16 and older.