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Medal ceremony trumped by marriage proposal at Pacific Games

A Pacific Games medal ceremony has been trumped by a marriage proposal near the golden shores of a Samoan beach.

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Cricket gold for Samoa women and PNG men

Samoa defeated Papua New Guinea in the women’s cricket gold medal match for the second Pacific Games in a row at Samoa 2019 on Saturday, but there was some consolation…

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New Caledonia wins men's individual golf gold

Hard work has paid off for New Caledonia’s Dylan Benoit, taking home a gold medal from the men’s golf at Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games.

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Spoils shared on final day of weightlifting

Tonga won their first medal in weightlifting at the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games on Saturday in the final day of competition at Gym 1 Faleata.

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Fiji own the podium in fantastic swimming finale

Fiji signed off in style on the final night of swimming at the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games, reaching the podium in eight out of 10 events on Saturday evening…

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Tahiti’s Remi Rossi reigns supreme at the Badminton

Tahiti’s Rémi Rossi tops the badminton medal table at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games after swiping all three possible Gold medals at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games.

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Mother inspires PNG gold medalist tennis player

The Papua New Guinea gold medallist in women's tennis doubles at Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games, Violet Apisah, has dedicated her win to her mother, who died two years ago.

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Kiwi Laurel Hubbard wins gold at Pacific Games

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has won gold at the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games, putting aside recent media coverage of her bid to keep her name suppressed over a…

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New Caledonian gold medalist in Golf dedicates win to her father

A teenage New Caledonian golfer has won gold at Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games, dedicating her win to her father and coach.

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