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Guam's baseball team advances to gold medal game at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s men’s baseball team is back in the gold medal game at the Pacific Mini Games after handling the Federated States of Micronesia, 10-6, Saturday afternoon in Palau. Guam's medal tally as of Sunday noon was nine, including two gold, three...
Pacific Mini Games: Roberts and Inoke win gold in Heptathlon and Octathlon events
Fijivillage
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Reki Roberts claimed gold in the Women’s Heptathlon at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau after a consistent performance while competing in seven challenging events. She says Heptathlon is no easy event and she is proud of everyone who took part....
NZ team flagbearer David Liti lifts through grief to win double gold at Pacific Mini Games
RNZ
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July 6, 2025
David Liti won two gold medals in the 110kg+ clean and jerk and the men’s overall, and a silver in the snatch. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Coco Lance Aotearoa's champion Tongan-Kiwi weightlifter David Liti has dominated at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games,...
'We're still in disbelief': Tongan archers return home after record-breaking run in Palau
RNZ
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July 5, 2025
Hans Arne Jensen told RNZ Pacific the entire archery squad is still in "disbelief" over what they achieved at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Photo: Facebook / onga Sports Association & National Olympic Committee Tonga's archery team headed...
Historic medals for Tonga at Palau Mini Games
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 5, 2025
Tonga has claimed its first-ever Table Tennis medal and a Heptathlon bronze at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Luani Moeakiola made history by securing a silver medal in the Para Table Tennis division, Tonga’s first medal in the sport at any...
Dengue scare hits Pacific Mini Games; athlete receives medical care, health alert issued
RNZ
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July 5, 2025
Palau's Health Ministry is asking everyone to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Photo: Facebook / Office of the President, Republic of Palau Palau's Ministry of Health (MOH) has warned athletes and officials at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games to...
Palauan Marine Returns Home for Koa Moana 25
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 5, 2025
Palau, a tropical archipelago in the Western Pacific Ocean, is composed of over 340 islands and renowned for its stunning biodiversity and rich cultural heritage. Like the bridges that connect its islands, Palau’s culture thrives on interconnected...
Pacific Mini Games: Marist student Nehemiah Elder wins three golds and breaks nine records
Fijivillage
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Pacific Mini Games: Marist student Nehemiah Elder wins three golds and breaks nine records 16-year-old Marist Brothers High School student, Nehemiah Elder made history at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, winning three gold medals and breaking nine...
Guam swimmers win 2 more medals at Pacific Mini Games
Pacific Daily News
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Guam swimmers Israel Poppe and Mia Lee got third place at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau on Friday night adding two more medals for the island. As of Saturday afternoon, Guam’s medal count was at eight medals total. Poppe and Lee join fellow...
Indo-Palau Film And Cultural Forum Showcases Island Heritage Through Fashion At 9Th Global Fashion And Design Week
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN- ForPressRelease) Noida, India – The Indo-Palau Film and Cultural Forum, in association with the Office of the Consul General of Palau in India, proudly joined hands to celebrate cultural diplomacy through fashion at the 9th Global Fashion...
Rising Palau Star Hits Overtime Game Winner in Front of Home Fans
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - Confidence is a powerful force, and for Akeelah Ngairakoranges of the Palau Women's U23 3x3 team, it showed on day two at the FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League – Oceania event when she delivered an unforgettable game-winning shot in an...
Mum's prayers help 16yo Fijian weightlifter win 3 gold medals and smash 9 records in Palau
RNZ
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July 4, 2025
Nehemiah Elder won 3 gold medals in the men’s 88kg category. and set nine records on Friday. 4 July 2025. Photo: Facebook / Team Fiji Sixteen-year-old Fijian weightlifter Nehemiah Elder created history in Palau when he set nine new records on his...
Mum's prayers helps 16yo Fijian weightlifter win 3 gold medals and smash 9 records in Palau
RNZ
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July 4, 2025
Nehemiah Elder won 3 gold medals in the men’s 88kg category. and set nine records on Friday. 4 July 2025. Photo: Facebook / Team Fiji Sixteen-year-old Fijian weightlifter Nehemiah Elder created history in Palau when he set nine new records on his...
Palau rises to Sixth in Medal standings, Wrestling Team drives success at Pacific Mini Games
Island Times
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July 4, 2025
KOROR, Palau — Palau’s Wrestling Team powered the nation to sixth place in the overall medal standings at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, collecting 16 of Palau’s 23 medals as of the end of Day 3. Palau’s current tally includes five gold, seven...
Pacific Mini Games heats up as finals approach
Island Times
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July 4, 2025
Below are pictorial highlights from the past three days of competition. Photo credits: Ryota Nishida (The Reporters Academy) and Annice Lyn (ANOC). KOROR, Palau — The first three days of the Pacific Mini Games 2025 have been packed with action, as...
Pacific airlines team up for pilot cadetships, four countries sign new trade and healthy food deal
The New Zealand Herald
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July 4, 2025
The airlines said the programme would include “rigorous training, structured mentorship, and professional development to produce a pilot workforce trained to operate in complex and remote Pacific environments”. The two airlines said they would...
Palau Mini Games: Samoa, Fiji and Northern Marianas break Tahiti's golden streak in the pool
RNZ
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July 3, 2025
Samoa continue to stay in second place with a total haul of 13 gold, four silver and 14 bronze. Photo: Facebook / TeamSamoa Tahiti's dominance in the pool on day four of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror was broken by some golden moments shared...
Samoa’s nbs Weightlifting Golden Girl Wins 3 Gold for Samoa, Sets New Oceania and Pacific Games Records
Samoa Global News
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July 4, 2025
GOLD & SILVER for Samoa in the Women’s 77kg Weightlifting at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Samoa’s Golden Girl in Weightlifting, Seine Stowers, has won 3 GOLD medals for Samoa in the Women’s 77kg Weightlifting while Avatu Opeloge secured 3...
Elder crushes 9 records in golden sweep at Pacific Mini Games
FBC News
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July 4, 2025
Nehemiah Elder History was made on the weightlifting stage at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau as teenage sensation Nehemiah Elder delivered one of the most dominant performances of the competition, rewriting records and redefining limits in...
It is Still Raining Medals on the Samoa Swimming Team in Palau
Samoa Global News
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July 4, 2025
It’s still raining medals on Day 4 for the Samoa Swimming Team at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Golden girl of swimming, Paige Schendelaar-Kemp has added another GOLD Medal to her Palau collection of honors with a time of 26:59 for the Women’s...