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Updated OMA Championship Records available OMA Championship records updated after the Rarotonga Chamnpionships are now available under the Records tab. Records set at Rarotonga are indicated in red, while recent corrections and additions are shown in green. Any questions regarding these records should be directed to George White, OMA statistician gwhite@adam.com.au (posted 7 December 2015) The Rarotonga Championships are now over Around 270 athletes competed in the highly successful 2015 OMA Championships held at the National Stadium in Rarotonga. Despite cool and at times damp conditions, some 25 Championship records were set, and complete results are provided under the Results web page. . The Clem Green Trophy awarded to the best performance in a 1500m (based on age-graded percentage) was won by New Zealands M95 Eric de Lautour. with an age-graded percentage of 88.16%. The Inter-Island Challenge Shield (based on points for the top 8 placings) was again won by the Cook Islands (~360 points) from a small 8-person Solomon Islands team on 218 points, both well ahead of French Polynesia with 34 points. It should be noted that the results refer to the Decathlon, however, as there was no pole vault facility, the event was conducted as a Nonathlon with all the decathlon events except for the Pole Vault. OCEANIA MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2015 OMA Championships will commence in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands this Monday 5 October and continue till Saturday 10 October. The Opening Ceremony will be on Sunday, October 4 - 5.00 to 6.00pm at the Edgewater Resort, with a formal welcome to participants by the Cook Islands Minister of Sport – Albert Nicholas. A BBQ buffet @ $35.00 per person will be available after the Ceremony. Athlete registration will commence at the National Stadium on Saturday 3 October between 4 and 5pm, and on Sunday 4 October at the Edgewater Resort, and then continue from Monday 5 October at the National Stadium between about 8.30am and 6pm. Track & Field will be held at the National Stadium from 5 to 9 October with variable start times between 8.30am and 10am and generally finishing at 6pm. The 10k road walk will be held Monday, 5 October starting at 7.00am at the Avatiu Wharf. The Cross Country will be held Wednesday, 7 October starting at 7.00am (women) and 8.00am (men) at the Rarotonga Golf Club. The final event will be the Half Marathon which will be held on Saturday 10 October starting at 5:30am from Tikioki. The Athletes Party will be held Wednesday, 7 October between 7.00 and 9.00pm. The OMA Council Meeting will be held on Saturday 3 October at the Edgewater Resort, with the OMA Annual General Meeting also held at the Edgewater Resort on Sunday 4 October between 2 and 4pm. The Athlete's Handbook containing a detailed Championship Program and Start Lists as well as other information is available Here Live Championship Results Subject to a stable internet connection (remebering that Rarotonga is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific!) results will be put on the web as events are completed. The URL for live results is:
http://liveresults.qldathletics.org.au/151005_OceaniaMasters/index.htm
COMING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS |
2016 WMA Track & Field Championships: Where: Perth, Australia Date: 26 October - 6 November 2016 (From Perth on the WMA outdoor Championships will be held in even years) 2017 WMA Indoor Track & Field Championships: Where: Daegu City, South Korea Date: 19 - 25 March 2017 2018 The 19th OMA Track & Field Championships: Where: Dunedin, New Zealand Date: 20-27 January 2018 |
| OMA Council News |
| Recent OMA Council Meeting:
October 3 2015, Rarotonga, Cook Islands -
meeting summary Previous OMA Council Meeting: February 7, 2015, Gold Coast, Queensland - meeting summary |
Recent OMA Annual General Meeting:
October 3 2015,
Rarotonga, Cook Islands -
Draft Minutes Previous OMA Annual General Meeting: February 8, 2015, Gold Coast, Queensland - Draft Minutes |
| Regional Affiliate National Championship Calendars |
| Only Australia and New Zealand have
national masters athletics associations separate from the Open
National Athletics Association. Other than in Australia,
New Zealand and the Cook Islands, masters national
championships in most OMA Affiliates are held in conjunction with open
national championships. For information regarding Australian Masters Athletics Championships go to http://www.australianmastersathletics.org.au For information regarding New Zealand Masters Athletics Championships go to http://www.nzmastersathletics.org.nz For Cook Islands Masters Athletics Championships go via this link click here For other OMA Affiliates and Associates it is best to access the relevant association via the Oceania Athletic Association website http://www.athletics-oceania.com |
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