O’Neill says work on stadium to start in 2019

Courtesy of the National Newspaper By ZACHERY PER PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill has reaffirmed his commitment to build a stadium in Goroka for athletes around the country. He reiterated an earlier commitment to develop the stadium at the National Sports Institute (NSI) and called on relevant stakeholders, including Eastern Highlands Governor Peter Numu and Goroka …

Bodyweight Exercises for Development and Safe Training

There is no doubt about the benefits of strength development using conventional gym equipment such as barbells, dumbells, medicine balls etc. Strength development using the bodyweight of athletes is a great way to teach proper lifting movements, learn to target specific muscle groups, and integrate with circuits. Gym equipment may not be accessible to every …

New Ireland

Athletics PNG and its sponsor PNG Air came to the rescue of Athletics New Ireland today (Wednesday) as the Provincial Championships were getting underway in the afternoon at Utu Secondary School in Kavieng.  The New Ireland Athletic association, assisted by local officials Subul Babo and Medley Laban had been unable to raise the funds to …

World Aids Day

According to unicef.org, around 30,000 people in Papua New Guinea are living with the HIV virus, with an estimated prevalence estimated at 0.6 percent among adults 15 – 49 years. A majority of transmissions are through sexual contact and just under 5% through mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The main self-reported risk factors among people diagnosed …