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Taekwondo trials deferred
The planned Taekwondo 2015 Pacific Games selection trials and national championships for this weekend in Port Moresby has been deferred to June 16-17. Taekwondo PNG president Ower Illa said the decision to defer the event was reached by his executives after a review of the current situation. “The electronic point scoring system and computer software [...]
Tona wins gold
Olympic-bound Taekwondo athlete Theresa Tona added the Gold Coast Open 49kg gold medal to her bag en route to London on Saturday. Only two weeks after collecting the gold in the New South Wales Open and the South Australian Open in the same division, Tona dominated her rounds through to the final, all on knockouts. [...]
Croatia bound kickboxers urged to pay levy fees
By Franklyn Kolma The Papua New Guinea Kickboxing Association (PNGKBA) has called on the 37 named fighters and eight officials selected to represent the country at the Croatia World championships in July to begin handing in their K3, 000 levy fees. Secretary-general for PNGKBA Eddie Kavina told The National yesterday, the need for fighters to [...]
Kyokushin starts preparations for PNG Games
The Papua New Guinea Mas. Oyama Kyokushin Karate Association (PNGMOKKA) is starting preparations for the Papua New Guinea Grassroots Games to be held in Kokopo in November. Senior student and Kyokushin’s first female national champion, Alfreda Kurabi, said that training would gradually intensify to bring the students level of fitness to a competitive level. She [...]
Karate championships set for July 7
The 23rd National Karate Championships will be held on July 7 to the 9 at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby. This follows the success of the PNG Open Karate Tournament held during the Easter Weekendlast month. The Open Tournament allowed participation by other martial art codes. However, the Championships will only be [...]
Boxing trials draws crowd
By Kila Nao Sixty-two boxers provided fun and excitement when they took the ring at the Hiri Amateur Boxing Association (HABA) boxing trials held at Tubusereia village on Saturday. It was a sure bout for young Mary Bau from the JBR club who wasted no time at throwing punches against Verigu Tau from Gaire in [...]
Boxing trials set for this weekend
Trials for the Central Province boxing team to the Grassroots Games in November will take place this weekend at Tubuserea village. According to the Post Courier, boxers are already geared up with the Hiri association up to prove to their Kairiku counterparts that they are formidable in the ring as well. Invitations have also been [...]
Basil is Taekwondo PNG Patron
Bulolo MP and Minister for National Planning Sam Basil, has been given the honor of being the patron of Taekwondo PNG. Basil is no stranger to the sport having represented the country in the 1995 South Pacific Games. He won a bronze medal despite fighting in a higher weight category. He is a 2nd Dan [...]
Open karate titles held in Lae
The 5th Papua New Guinea (PNG) Open Karate Titles was held in Lae over the Easter weekend which saw a good number of participants. According to President of the PNG Karate Federation (PNGKF), Carl Mari, the event was a success and saw the participation of a lot of juniors and children. He said the top [...]
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