Oceania Athletics Cup

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Oceania Cup
Statusactive
Genresports event
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)various
Inaugurated 2001
Most recent 2023
Next event 2025
Organised by Oceania Athletics Association
Website athletics-oceania.com

The Oceania Athletics Cup (simply Oceania Cup), is an international track and field competition organised by Oceania Athletics, between different teams of Oceania.

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The first edition was held in 2001 in Port Vila. [1] After the second edition in 2003, [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] the event was subsequently cancelled due to the sub-regional championships of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. However, the competition was revived in 2021 resulting from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic due to numerous athletics competitions in the region being postponed/cancelled altogether.

Unlike most international competitions, medals are not awarded to individuals in individual events but to the overall winning team on a points system.

Editions

The Australian teams for the first two editions recruited athletes from the winning team of the Australian Clubs Championships, which, in both years, was the University of Queensland Athletic Club. [3] [9]

YearCityCountryDateVenueNo. of
Events		No. of
Athletes
1 2001 Port Vila Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu July 14
2 2003 Apia Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa June 26–27 Apia Park
3 2021 [10] Runaway Bay, Gold CoastFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5 June Gold Coast Performance Centre
4 2023 Saipan Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 23–24 June Oleai Sports Complex 32+100
5 2025 Nuku'alofa Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 29–31 October Teufaiva Sport Stadium

See also

References

  1. ↑ Snow, Bob, PNG in International Competition: 2001 - 2005, Papua New Guinea Athletics Union , retrieved 14 February 2014
  2. ↑ Kiwis Ready for Oceania Cup Final, OAA, 9 June 2003, archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 14 February 2014
  3. 1 2 Matt Back for Second Oceania Cup Final, OAA, 23 June 2003, retrieved 14 February 2014
  4. ↑ The 2003 Oceania Cup Final Competition was previewed at a special media launch in Apia, Samoa, last night., OAA, 25 June 2003, retrieved 14 February 2014
  5. ↑ Oceania Cup Final - Results Days 1 and 2, OAA, 26 June 2003, retrieved 14 February 2014
  6. ↑ Snow, Bob (7 July 2003), National Records Galore at Oceania Cup, OAA , retrieved 14 February 2014
  7. ↑ Peter Pulu Heads Melanesian Team, OAA, 6 June 2003, archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 14 February 2014
  8. ↑ Micronesian Team for Oceania Cup Final, OAA, 28 May 2003, retrieved 14 February 2014
  9. ↑ ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA - 2001 Australian Clubs Championships, CoolRunning Australia, 17 January 2001, archived from the original on 21 February 2014, retrieved 14 February 2014
  10. ↑ "Oceania Cup Review Oceania Athletics Association". 15 June 2021.
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