Tag: Oceania
Olympic travel a big challenge for some Pacific Island teams
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Famous athletes in sports like tennis and golf heading to the Tokyo Olympics will probably arrive in Japan at the...
NBA’s Mills to be one of Australia’s Olympic flag bearers
SYDNEY — San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills and swimmer Cate Campbell were named Wednesday as flag bearers for the Australian Olympic team at...
Official dropped from Fiji Olympic team after positive test
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An official due to travel to Tokyo with the Fiji Olympic team has been withdrawn after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Health big issue for swimming’s Tokyo-bound Campbell sisters
Cate Campbell got “a huge wake-up call” when she went in for a routine checkup and discovered that she had skin cancer on her...
Tuwai back as Fijian men defend Olympic rugby sevens gold
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Rio de Janeiro gold medalist Jerry Tuwai will captain the defending champion Fiji men’s team in the rugby sevens tournament...
Tokyo-bound: Australia to send 472 athletes to the Olympics
SYDNEY — Australia will send 472 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the second-largest team sent overseas by the country since the 2004 Athens Games.
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3 Samoan weightlifters to miss Olympics over virus concerns
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Samoan government says three home-based members of the Samoa Olympic weightlifting team will not be allowed to compete in...
Clarke a reserve in New Zealand 7s Tokyo Olympics squad
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke has missed selection in the 12-man New Zealand rugby sevens squad for the Tokyo Olympics.
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US men seeking 4th consecutive Olympic basketball gold
Kobe Bryant, a few months before he died, made an appearance at the Basketball World Cup in China and was asked about the future...
Rowing sees return of old names in new boats for Tokyo Games
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: New Zealand's Mahé Drysdale defended his single sculls gold medal in a photo-finish duel with Croatia's Damir Martin. Great Britain topped...
