Sports Archive August 2022
Former SPG Gold Medalist Mentors Young Boxers
South Pacific Games (SPG) Tahiti, 1995 Gold Medalist Timothy Soe is one of the trusted mentors to lead in supporting young and current boxers under the Solomon Islands Amateur Boxing Association (SIABA) - as he eyes a new term with the sport towards 2023 Pacific Games.
King of Rugby 7s Offers Support to Solomon Islands Rugby
The King of Rugby 7s, Waisale Tikoisolomone Serevi met Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare during a courtesy visit yesterday morning.
Wale says Serevi 'an Inspiration for Sports Men and Women'
The Solomon Islands Opposition Leader, Hon Matthew Wale has described the renowned world ‘king of 7s’ Waisale Serevi as an ‘inspiration for sports men and women in the pacific’.
Touch Rugby Name Women’s Squad
Touch Rugby Association Solomon Islands announced 18 female athletes for the women’s touch rugby national squad to begin High-Performance training.
Solomon Islands Powerlifting Signs MOU With SINIS and NSC
Powerlifting SI has reached the agreement and requirement to finally sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SINIS and the National Sports Council (NSC).
SINIS Supports Para Sports Buildup for 2023 Pacific Games
The Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) continue to support the development of Para Sports and its buildup preparations for the 2023 Pacific Games.
New Look Kurukuru Squad Back in Training
The Solomon Islands national futsal team, the Kurukuru, are hard at training in preparation for the upcoming OFC Futsal Cup 2022 to be held in Suva, Fiji, next month.
SINIS Take Delivery of Sports Equipment
The Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) continue to deliver through the ongoing support from the Solomon Islands Government to acquire more training equipment to support National Federations in the country.
Solomon Islands and Samoa Move Up FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Rankings
Following the third and fourth play-off at the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022, there’s plenty more to celebrate for the Solomon Islands and Samoa who were included in the biggest movements made in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World rankings.
Central Coast FC Through to Semi-finals, Defeating Lae City FC 3-2
Central Coast FC of the Solomon Islands are through to the semi-finals of the OFC Champions League 2022 for the first time after edging a five-goal thriller over Papua New Guinea’s Lae City FC at Ngahue Reserve in Auckland.
Australia to Support Pacific Games 2023 With SBD$100M
The Australian Government will donate more than $A16.5 million, or nearly $SBD100 million, for the Pacific Games.
Crowd Cheers on Rosefelo at the Commonwealth Games Despite Finishing Last
On Saturday, the packed Alexander Stadium here cheered Rosefelo Siosi of the Solomon Islands at the Commonwealth Games as he completed the Men’s 5000m race in 17 minutes 28.93s seconds, more than four minutes after Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo won the gold medal.
Central Coast Fights Back Beating Galaxy FC 3-1
Solomon Islands representatives Central Coast FC have fought back from a goal down to pick up a 3-1 OFC Champions League 2022 win over Vanuatu’s Galaxy FC at an overcast Ngahue Reserve in Auckland, New Zealand.
SBD$100,000 Sponsorship Deal Sealed: Solrais Continues Support for Women’s Premier League
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and Solrais signed a new contract worth SBD$100,000 for the sponsorship of the Solrais Women's Premier League 2022 season.
Tahiti’s AS Venus Defeats Central Coast 3-0
Solomon Islands OFC Champions League 2022 representative Central Coast FC have started their campaign with a loss to Tahiti’s AS Venus.
SOLO on a Provincial Tour Drumming Up Support for Pacific Games 2023
The Pacific Games 2023 mascot, affectionately named SOLO, is on a provincial tour, drumming up support and spreading the spirit of the upcoming Pacific Games.
Solomon Islands to Participate in Inaugural Virtus Oceania Asia Games 2022
History will be made for the Solomon Islands, as athletes with an intellectual impairment prepare to represent the country for the first time at the Inaugural Virtus Oceania Asia Games 2022 in Brisbane, Australia on 12 November 2022.
40 Schools Receive Much Needed Funds for Sports
In his recent visit to SINIS, the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has donated SBD$10,000 each to 40 schools that participated in the 2021 National Secondary School Games (NSSG).