Results for Sports

Forty-two heavily muscled hulks from around the Pacific region dazzled the Tongan public with their physical prowess at a crowded Queen Salote Memorial Hall last Friday night as they competed in the 20th South Pacific Bodybuilding Championships with Tongans topping the medal tally, including a Tongan woman Teleseia Fauonuku.

Forty-two top body builders including five women, from around the region have gathered in Tonga today for the 20th South Pacific/Oceania Bodybuilding Championships to take place this Friday 25 October at Queen Salote Memorial Hall.

Tonga’s Sevens team has come out empty handed in the Gold Coast Sevens tournament, failing to secure a win in the two-day event October 12-13. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating Tasman rivals Australia 40 -19 in the finals.

Tonga’s Rugby League Squad, Mate Ma'a Tonga arrived in Tonga this morning, 10 October for a five-day visit before they leave for England for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

A 30-man 'Ikale Tahi team has been announced for next month’s November European tour.

The Tongan Cricket Association (TCA) has been suspended from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for sub-standard administration, following a warning issued last year.

Papua New Guinea dominated the final medal tally at the 2013 Pacific Mini-Games in Wallis and Futuna, which came to a close last week on September 12. Tonga’s two gold medallists are Decathlon Athlete Toutouofa Vea (22) and Heptathlon Athlete Mafikovi Akanete (19).

Tongan athletes are competing in six sports at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games from September 2-12 in the French Territory of Wallis and Futuna.

The Fiji Warriors retained their title as the Pacific Rugby Cup Champions for a fifth year in a row, yesterday, after the International Rugby Board (IRB) announced an early finish to the 2013 competition.