What to watch on day 8 Tuesday

As we settle into another big week of elite level sports the big news today is Boxing, Judo and Taekwondo will be on show for the first time at the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games.

Twelve SPORTS are on offer today: Athletics, Basketball 5 x 5, Boxing, Judo, Netball, Sailing, Shooting, Squash, Taekwondo, Tennis, Touch and Volleyball.
Medals are at stake in some.

DAILY SPORTS & TIMES

Athletics sprints into day 2. This is the first full day of competition so head to the stands at Apia Park Stadium for a bird’s eye view of the whole arena. 

Today’s action starts at 9.30am and doesn’t stop until 8.30pm.
Entry is SAT$5.00 at Apia Park.

Basketball 5 x 5 will see frenzied action today as we head to the finals tomorrow. Competition is fierce as both Men's and Women's teams vie for the gold, silver and bronze medals. Today is another twelve hour day starting at 9am until 9pm
Entry is SAT$5.00 at Gym 2, Faleata.

Boxing is set to go off today at Don Bosco College, on the big island of Savaii for the first time.   
With 10 weight classes for the Men's competition and three for the Women's, the action kicks off today at 11:30am.
This is the start of four days of fierce competition as boxers fight to win every point before the medal bouts on the 19 July.
Entry is SAT$5.00 at the venue.
PREVIEW

Judo will be welcomed back as a Pacific Games sport in Gym 1, Faleata during week two of the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games. Thirteen nations will compete for medals decided over a 2 day event from 16-17 July.
Entry is SAT$5.00.
Athletes will be keen to demonstrate their skills after being absent from the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea.
PREVIEW

Netball will throw itself into day 2 of the 5 day competition. Action starts at 1pm and will continue until 9pm at the magnificent Multi-Sport Centre at Faleata.
Reigning gold medalists Fiji are not attending the Games, this year, so, the field is wide open.
Entry is SAT$5.00.

Sailing is on day 7 of the 10 day competition.
Entry is free at Sheraton Beach Resort at Mulifanua.

TENNIS WM

Shooters will be looking for the target as they settle into day 2 of competition at the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games at Tafaigata Shooting Range today.
The first shot goes off at 9am and cease fire is at 5pm.
Entry is free.

Squash smashes its way into day 8 of 11.
Some players will find their way onto the podium today as medals are decided. Be there at 9.30am to see the first serve. Action will continue until 7.30pm at the Squash Courts, Faleata.
Entry is free.

Taekwondo will kick off at the Harvest Centre, for 4 days from today until the 19 July.
Historically, Tahiti has been a dominant force to be reckoned with so they will be the team to watch.
Entry is free.
PREVIEW

Day 8 of Tennis will serve up the action at Apia Park from 9am. Medals are decided in 3 days so every point counts. The lights go out at 8pm.
Entry $5.00 at Apia Park.
RESULTS

Afio mai, welcome to the second day of the incredibly popular Touch competition at Marist St Joseph's Stadium in Lotopa.
Day 2 of the 5 day competition starts today at 8.30am and concludes at 4.30pm.
Spectators can expect to see some high quality sport as the top three teams feature in the world rankings.
Entry is SAT$5.00 at the venue.

Volleyball continues to be a crowd pleaser on day 5 of competition at the National University of Samoa Gym at 11am.
It is day 3 of Women's tournament while the Men's competition is up to day 5. 
Entry is SAT$5.00 at the Gym.

DAY 8, TUESDAY 16 July

0900 BASKETBALL 5x5 Women's CL 5-6 Tahiti vs Cook Islands
0900 SHOOTING 25M Standard Pistol (Individual)
0900 SHOOTING 25M Standard Pistol (Team)
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 57kg Pool A Match 1 Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 57kg Pool C Match 3 Fiji Islands vs New Caledonia
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 70kg Match 1 Tahiti vs Samoa
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 70kg Match 2 Tahiti vs Fiji
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 70kg Match 3 Samoa vs Fiji
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 78kg Pool A Match 1 Solomon Islands vs Fiji
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 78kg Pool B Match 2 Papua New Guinea vs Fiji
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 63kg Pool A Match 1 Kiribati vs Fiji
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 63kg Pool B Match 2 Tahiti vs New Caledonia
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 63kg Pool C Match 3 Tahiti vs Guam
0900 JUDO Senior Women Under 63kg Pool D Match 4  Fiji vs Solomon Islands
0900 JUDO Senior Women Over 78kg Match 1 Tahiti vs Papua New Guinea
0900 JUDO Senior Women Over 78kg Match 2 Tahiti vs Samoa
0900 JUDO Senior Women Over 78kg Match 3 Papua New Guinea vs Samoa
0900 JUDO Senior Men Under 60kg Pool A Match 1 Kiribati vs New Caledonia
0900 JUDO Senior Men Under 60kg Pool B Match 2 Tahiti vs Nauru
0900 JUDO Senior Men Under 60kg Pool C Match 3 Vanuatu vs Tahiti
0900 JUDO Senior Men Under 60kg Pool D Match 4 New Caledonia vs Solomon Islands
0900 JUDO Senior Men Under 66kg Pool A Match 2 Tahiti vs Palau
0900 JUDO Senior Men Under 66kg Pool D Match 8 Samoa vs Solomon Islands
0900 TAEKWONDO Men's Under 68kg
0900 TAEKWONDO Men's G4 WT-Sanctioned Kyorugi Competition Under 74kg
0900 TAEKWONDO Men's Under 80kg
0900 TAEKWONDO Men's Under 87kg
0900 TAEKWONDO Men's Under 74kg
0900 TAEKWONDO Men's Under 54kg
0900 TAEKWONDO Men's Under 58kg
0920 TOUCH RUGBY Men's Tonga vs Fiji / Field 2
0930 ATHLETICS Women's Javelin Ambulant-Ent
0930 SQUASH Men's Singles Finals
1000 ATHLETICS Men's High Jump 
1000 ATHLETICS Decathlon Event 6 Men's 110M Hurdles
1010 TOUCH RUGBY Men's Tokelau vs Solomon Islands / Field 1
1025 ATHLETICS Women's 400M Heats
1040 ATHLETICS Decathlon Event 7 Men's Discus 2kg
1045 ATHLETICS Men's 400M Heats
1100 BASKETBALL 5x5 Men's CL 5-6 Samoa vs New Caledonia
1100 BOXING Bantam 56kg AMRAM Christon (NRU) vs ILLAHA Denis Moses (SOL)
1100 TOUCH RUGBY Women's Fiji vs Solomon Islands / Field 1
1100 TOUCH RUGBY Women's Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands / Field 2
1110 ATHLETICS Women's Javelin Ambulant-MP
1115 BOXING Bantam 56kg AAREE Betero (KIR) vs RON Lanson (VAN)
1130 ATHLETICS Men's High Jump MP
1130 BOXING Middle 75kg MAI Heiarii (FPO) vs WARUPI Neville Potter (PNG)
1145 BOXING Middle 75kg NONU Lopeti Lauvao (TGA) vs TOVOR Josky (VAN)
1150 TOUCH RUGBY Women's Tonga vs Samoa / Field 1
1150 TOUCH RUGBY Men's Tonga vs Samoa / Field 2
1200 BOXING Heavy 91kg TAPATUETOA Travis Motu Junior Sani (NIU) vs WHIPPY Daniel Josephy Stanley (FIJ)
1215 BOXING Heavy 91kg LAVALOU Arthur Ray (PNG) vs TUAKOI Bishop Sioeli (TGA)
1230 BOXING Heavy 91kg NEUFFER Heimata (FPO) vs ROBIN Peter (VAN)
1240 TOUCH RUGBY Men's Solomon Islands vs Fiji / Field 1
1240 TOUCH RUGBY Men's Tokelau vs Papua New Guinea / Field 2
1245 BOXING Heavy 91kg FATA KALEPI Afaese Hugo (SAM) vs KIDOE Graham Miabule (SOL)
1250 SQUASH Women's Singles Finals
1300 BASKETBALL 5x5 Women's Semifinal 1 Amerian Samoa vs Samoa
1300 NETBALL Pool A, Game 5 Tonga vs American Samoa
1300 VOLLEYBALL Men's Federated States of Micronesia vs Papua New Guinea
1330 ATHLETICS Decathlon Event 8 Men's Pole Vault
1330 TOUCH RUGBY Women's Fiji vs Papua New Guinea / Field 2
1400 ATHLETICS Women's Hammer 4kg
1420 TOUCH RUGBY Women's Tonga vs Solomon Islands / Field 1
1420 TOUCH RUGBY Women's Samoa vs Cook Islands / Field 2
1430 VOLLEYBALL Women's Solomon Islands vs Wallis & Futuna
1500 ATHLETICS Men's Javelin Ambulant-Ent
1500 BASKETBALL 5x5 Men's Semifinal 1 Fiji vs Tahiti
1500 VOLLEYBALL Men's New Caledonia vs Wallis & Futuna
1500 BOXING Women's Fly 48-51kg CHARLOT Mahina (NCL) vs APEANG-BENNETT Meheani (FPO)
1510 TOUCH RUGBY Men's Solomon Islands vs Samoa / Field 1
1510 TOUCH RUGBY Men's Cook Islands vs Tonga / Field 2
1515 BOXING Light 60kg CALEB Colan (NRU) vs MOSE Nuuuli (SAM)
1530 BOXING Light 60kg TAUREI Terauri Rowan (FPO) vs LELE Pemberton (SOL)
1530 NETBALL Pool B, Game 6 Cook Islands vs Norfolk Island
1545 BOXING Light 60kg ROKOBULI Elia (FIJ) vs REBOAM Arania (KIR)
1550 ATHLETICS Women's Hammer MP
1600 ATHLETICS Women's 100M Heats
1600 ATHLETICS Women's High Jump SH1.40
1600 BOXING Welter 69kg CASTAN Franck (NCL) vs BABANISI Gerrard (SOL)
1600 TOUCH RUGBY Men's Fiji vs Papua New Guinea / Field 1
1615 ATHLETICS Men's 100M Ambulant Heats
1615 BOXING Light Heavy 81kg MAU Jone (FIJ) vs TAALA Jolando Lala Lupe (ASA)
1630 ATHLETICS Men's 100M Semis
1630 ATHLETICS Decathlon Event 9 Men's Javelin 800-Entrance
1630 BOXING Light Heavy 81kg HEMA Luke (NCL) vs HURRELL Ken Stone William (TGA)
1645 ATHLETICS Men's Javelin Ambulant-MP AMB
1645 BOXING Light Heavy 81kg WAKORE Lucas Wakore Kembu (PNG) vs PLODZICKI FAOAGALI Ato Leau (SAM)
1650 ATHLETICS Men's 10000M
1700 BASKETBALL 5x5 Women's Semifinal 2 Guam vs Fiji
1700 BOXING Super Heavy +91kg LAVEMAI Sepasitiano Hurrell (TGA) vs ATIU Amoroa (FPO)
1700 VOLLEYBALL Women's New Caledonia vs Tahiti
1715 ATHLETICS Women's High Jump MP
1715 BOXING Super Heavy +91kg HALA Filimaua (SAM) vs 'A'ASA Alapati Jr. (TUV)
1730 VOLLEYBALL Men's Tahiti vs Tuvalu
1740 ATHLETICS Women's 800M
1750 ATHLETICS Men's 800M Finals
1800 ATHLETICS Women's 100M Ambulant
1800 NETBALL Pool B, Game 7 Samoa vs Tokelau
1810 ATHLETICS Men's 100M Ambulant Finals
1825 ATHLETICS Men's 10000M Ambulant Finals
1830 ATHLETICS Decathlon Event 10 Men's 1500M
1841 ATHLETICS Women's 800M MP
1847 ATHLETICS Men's 800M MP
1854 ATHLETICS Women's 100M MP AMB
1900 ATHLETICS Men's 100M MP AMB
1900 BASKETBALL 5x5 Men's Semifinal 2 Papua New Guinea vs Guam
1900 VOLLEYBALL Women's Samoa vs Guam
1910 ATHLETICS Men's 100M Finals
1920 ATHLETICS Women's 100M Finals
1930 VOLLEYBALL Samoa vs Kiribati
1937 ATHLETICS Men's 100M MP
1944 ATHLETICS Women's 100M MP
2030 NETBALL Pool A, Game 8 Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands