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CNMI – Pacific Games athletes

In the Northern Marianas, athletes who medalled on the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands had been rewarded with money.

Tania Tan acquired US$4,000 for her two gold medals, whereas Christina Tudela, Ray Santos, and Isaiah Aleksenko had been every given US$2,000.

Santos additionally acquired US$1,000 for his silver medal and US$500 for his bronze medal.

Aleksenko received a bronze medal for a person swim and received two bronze medals in a workforce relay swim for a complete of $750.

The different bronze medallists for the relay swim workforce, which included Taiyo Akimaru, Kian Pajarillaga, Juhn Tenorio, and Kouki Watanabe, acquired US$125 every.

Volleyball bronze medallists Logan Mister and Andrew Johnson acquired $250 every, and bodybuilding’s Davy Laxa and weightlifting’s Leowell Cristobal acquired $500 every.

The remainder of the workforce’s officers and coaches acquired present gadgets and present certificates price US$100.

Pacific Cup – cricket

The Pacific Cup cricket event is ready to be performed in Auckland subsequent month.

Participating groups embody the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu, in addition to Aotearoa Māori.

Former Black Cap Ross Taylor, a eager advocate for cricket within the Pacific, stated the event is an opportunity to proceed rising curiosity within the sport within the Pasifika neighborhood.

Taylor advised New Zealand Cricket the event represents an excellent alternative for Pacific cricketers to play in opposition to sturdy opposition, and in flip acquire priceless expertise.

Matches start on January 17.

PNG – cricket

The Papua New Guinea girls’s cricket facet has been named to compete on the Pacific Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, subsequent month.

New captain Brenda Tau will lead the facet.

The Auckland occasion can be held from January 14th to twenty second.

The National newspaper reported the workforce can be in Napier from January 6 for a pre- event coaching camp.

PNG will meet New Zealand and Samoa on January 17, Cook Islands on January 18 and Vanuatu and Fiji on January 19.

Finals are scheduled for January 21.

Fiji – dash champion

A former Fiji secondary colleges dash champion is concentrated on changing into the primary Fijian lady to play for the Black Ferns sevens.

Former Saint Joseph’s Secondary School sprinter Louisa Tubailagi is at present a member of the Black Ferns Sevens’ improvement facet.

She advised the Fiji Times in Suva she is concentrated on reaching her purpose.

She stated ever since taking over the game, she has dreamed of being a part of the Black Ferns Sevens facet.

She can be heading to Japan the place she’s going to symbolize the Yokahama Sevens membership for 4 to 6 months earlier than returning to New Zealand.

Boxing – Parker

Joseph Parker has praised Deontay Wilder as the toughest hitting fighter in boxing.

In an Instagram submit, Parker consoled his defeated opponent and stated he hoped to see the Bronze Bomber again within the ring.

It comes as many name for Wilder to retire from the game, following his unanimous choice loss to Parker on Christmas Eve.

Wilder, now 38, has misplaced three of his final 4 fights.