School pacific games 2012

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Athletes in the Media, News Tassie netball girls improving with massive support crew. PNG finished second on the medal table behind the hosts, picking up nine gold medals, 12 silver and 11 bronze. Our gold medal winners included members of the team who a year earlier had competed in the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, with our first ever gold at an international sporting event coming from Edward Laboran in the high jump.

Other athletes to emulate this feat included Eoe Ivaharia in the javelin, Mathew Julius in boxing and Bruce Ritcher who was a member of our gold medal winning 4x yards and 4x relay teams.

Other gold medalists included Charles Harrison in the yards, Mike Joyce in the and 5, yards and swimmer Joel Tovitolon in the yards butterfly. The games held between August 13th and 23rd, proved to be a great success despite initial doubts as to the capacity of the Territory to pull of such a feat. With assistance from Australia in the form of funding and expertise, the local organizing committee was able to draw on this support and their own experience to ensure that any fears related to security and unpreparedness were dispelled when our Pacific Island neighbours arrived in Port Moresby.

The logo for the games featured the green, yellow and red of the PNG Territory flag with a bird of paradise at the centre holding three leaves to symbolize the third games. Existing venues first constructed by the Australian army were restored, while new venues and facilities were developed with many being located in the suburb of Boroko along what today is the Bisini Parade. Sport was not the only thing on display for all to see; the local organizing committee ensured that our unique and diverse culture was a prominent feature of the games.

Performances by cultural groups were held every night at the Ela Beach. Examples of traditional structures such as Trobriand yam houses and Sepik haus tambarans were built for display.

Also on display were artifacts from throughout the Territory with locals dressing up in traditional costumes. The buzz of out of sport entertainment was completed with competitions for cultural artifacts, school essays and local art. Buzz was also created from the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Kent to officially open the games, reflecting the immense effort of the local organizing committee to secure the presence of the two royal visitors.

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