James Borja

James Borja

Personal information
Nationality	Guam
Sport
Sport	Spearfishing
Event	Team
Medal record Spearfishing Representing   Guam Micronesian Games 2014 Pohnpei Team 2006 Saipan Team

James Borja is a Guamanian sports administrator, spearfishing manager and former spearfisher. He was Guam's Chef de Mission at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

At the 2006 Micronesian Games, he won a silver medal in the team spearfishing event. ^[1] At the 2014 Micronesian Games, he won a gold medal in the team spearfishing event. ^[2]

Borja as president of the Marianas Underwater Fishing Federation was the tournament director of the 2017 Inter-Pacific Spearfishing Competition, the first to be hosted in Guam. ^[3] Borja stated that "twenty years ago, it was a dream to compete in the Inter-Pacific [Spearfishing Competition] and spearfish with some of the best in the world" and that now it was a "reality for Guam". ^[3]

He succeeded his brother Kenneth Borja as Guam's spearfishing manager at the 2018 Micronesian Games leading his team to victory. ^{[4] [5]} He repeated this success at the 2024 Micronesian Games. ^[6] He was Guam's Chef de Mission at the 2024 Summer Olympics in which they sent eight competitors in six sports, their joint largest delegation since the 1996 Summer Olympics. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Micronesian Games - Guam". GameDay. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
2. "Results - 2014 Micronesian Games - Spearfishing". GameDay. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
3. Engichy, Kasmira (April 3, 2017). "Guam hosts Inter-Pacific Spearfishing Championships". Pacific Daily News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
4. "Micro Memories: Family Affair – Page 124 – GSPN – Guam Sports Network". August 6, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
5. • Weiss, Matt (July 9, 2018). "Guam's spearfishing team aims for gold". The Guam Daily Post. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
   • "Final Results - 2018 Micronesian Games - Spear Fishing". GameDay. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
6. • "Guam spearfishers look to win gold again in Micronesian Games". Pacific Daily News. June 6, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
   • "4-Peat For Guam's Fishermen at Micro Games – GSPN – Guam Sports Network". June 20, 2024. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
7. "Guam's Olympic Athletes for Paris 2024: Women Take the Lead". Guam NOC. July 12, 2024. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
8. Engichy, Kasmira (July 26, 2024). "Rckaela Aquino, Joseph Green are Guam's flagbearers at Paris Olympics opening ceremony". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved September 12, 2024.