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Sapolai Yao
Sapolai Yao (born 15 September 1982) is a Papua New Guinean long-distance runner. He competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2015 World Championships in China without reaching the final. Competition record Personal bests *1500 metres – 4:11.48 (Brisbane 2004) *3000 metres – 8:45.55 (Brisbane 2006) *5000 metres – 15:28.94 (Brisbane 2006) *3000 metres steeplechase – 9:28.00 (Adelaide 2007) References External links * 1982 births Living people Papua New Guinean male long-distance runners Papua New Guinean steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Papua New Guinea Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Papua New Guinea Male steeplechase runners Oceanian Athletics Championships winners Pacific Games gold medalists for Papua New Guinea Pacific Games si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. Though the sense of "athletics" as a broader sport is not used in American English, outside of the United States the term ''athletics'' can either be used to mean just its track and field component or the entirety of the sport (adding road racing and cross country) based on context. The foot racing events, which include sprint (running), sprints, middle-distance running, middle- and long-distance running, long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Melanesian Championships In Athletics
The 2003 Melanesian Championships in Athletics took place between April 25–27, 2003. The event was held in Lae, Papua New Guinea in conjunction with the Papua New Guinea National Athletics Championships. A total of 31 events were contested, 18 by men and 13 by women. Medal summary Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage. Full results can be found on the Athletics Papua New Guinea Athletics Papua New Guinea (''Athletics PNG'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Papua New Guinea. Current president is Tony Green (athletics official), Tony Green. He was re-elected in July 2009. History Athletics PNG w ... webpage. Men Women Medal table (unofficial) References {{Oceania Athletics Championships Melanesian Championships in Athletics Athletics in Papua New Guinea International sports competitions hosted by Papua New Guinea Melanesian Championships 2003 in Papua New Guinean sport April 2003 sports e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nouméa
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French Sui generis collectivity, special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest Francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre (New Caledonia), Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian (Wallis and Futuna, Wallisians, Wallis and Futuna, Futunians, Tahitians), Indonesian, and Vietnamese people, Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians, Ni-Vanuatu and Kanak people, Kanaks who work in one of the Oceania, South Pacific's most industrialised cities. The city lies on a protected deepwater harbour that serves as the chief port for New Caledonia. At the September 2019 census, there were 182,341 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Greater Nouméa (), 94,285 of whom lived in the city (Communes of France, commune) of Nouméa proper. 67.2% of the population of New Caledonia lives in Greater Nouméa, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase ...
The Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday 11 October 2010. Records Results External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Women's 3000 metres steeplechase Women's 3000 metres steeplechase 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography), right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995. The NCT covers an area of . According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit epic ''Mahabharata''; however, excavations in the area have revealed no signs of an ancient built environment. From the early 13th century until the mid-19th century, Delhi was the capital of two major empires, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2010 Commonwealth Games
The Athletics (sport), athletics competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in New Delhi, India between 6 and 14 October. The track and field events took place between 6–12 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while the marathon contests were held on a street course running through the city on 14 October. A total of 46 athletics events were contested, which made it the sport with the second greatest number of medals on offer after the Aquatics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, aquatics competition. The programme was almost identical to that of the Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2006 edition, with the sole exception being the men's 50 km race walk, which was dropped. As in 2006, three men's and three women's Paralympic athletics, disability athletics events were contested alongside the Open (sport), open competition. Each of the Commonwealth Games Associations could send a maximum of three participants per event and a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairns
Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir William Wellington Cairns, following the discovery of gold in the Hodgkinson Minerals Area, Hodgkinson River. During World War II, the city became a staging ground for the Allies of World War II, Allied Forces in the Battle of the Coral Sea. By the late 20th century the city had become a centre of international tourism. In the early 21st century, it has developed into a major regional city. The economy of Cairns is based primarily on tourism, healthcare and education, along with a major capacity in aviation, marine and defence industries. The city has a Gross regional domestic product, gross regional product at about $12.2 billion as of 2024. The city is served by Cairns Airport, Cairns International Airport, the List of the busiest airpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Melanesian Championships In Athletics
The 2007 Oceania Athletics Championships#Melanesian Championships, Melanesian Championships in Athletics took place between August 14–19, 2007. The event was held at the Barlow Park in Cairns, Australia, jointly with the Oceania Athletics Association, OAA Grand Prix Series. Many athletes utilised the competitions preparing for the upcoming 2007 World Championships in Athletics, IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Detailed reports were given for the Oceania Athletics Association, OAA. A total of 38 events were contested, 19 by men and 19 by women. Medal summary Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage, and at sportfieber.pytalhost.com. In high jump, long jump and triple jump, as well as in shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw, there were separate open competitions for the Melanesian championships and the OAA Grand Prix Series held on different days. In the sprint events, athletes not competing for the Melanesian C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
