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It’s gold and silver for our women
in squash
What a day for the PNG squash team.
Two medal opportunities at the start of the day, and two in the
bag at the end of it.
Eli Webb playing through an aggrevated ankle destroyed her
opponent in 3 sets to bring home the Bronze.
When Naluge Guy took centre court for a gold play off with her
New Caledonian opponent, she was as methodical and clinical as
ever.
Naluge seemed to have an answer for anything thrown her way and
brought home the gold in straight sets 9/3, 9/1 and 9/5.
The General Team Manager Numa Alu said yesterday that Team PNG
could not ask for more as it was good day for athletics.
“We still have 200m, 400m and 4x100 4x400m still to be played
which PNG should collect some medals in them,” he said.
“We are really happy and full credit must go the athletes that
won the medals for the country.”
Alu said, “We are on target we set and we are finishing better
than what we achieve in the last south Pacific Games in Suva,
Fiji”.
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TEAM Boxing has predicted that it will have all six boxers in
the semi finals of the Xlll south pacific games
Team Manager DickLarry said this after Eugene Keto defeated
Solomon Island Steven Airam in 54kg division to advance into
next round.
Keto will now meet Faasala Livai of Samoa to decide for the
medal play-offs.
Today, Francis Oaike will fight Fialelei of Samoa in the opening
bout of the night while Jeffrey Koredong to fight Ataale Gyan of
New Caledonia in the 60kg division.
And tomorrow, Jack Willie take on Falaniko Uili of Samoa in what
could be described as the bout for the SP Games.
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In volleyball yesterday, the PNG men volleyball team squandered
an almost definite victory when the lost to Tonga 3 sets to 2.
Our men had the ascendancy in the first set winning 25-18. It
was the second and third set that the Tongans really picked up
their act and stole our thunder 25-23 in the second and 25-23 in
the fourth.
After stern words from coach Yaeng Kahata our boys walked onto
the court more focused and made their intentions known from the
start racing away to a 23-11 lead and finally winning the fourth
25-19.
In the last and final set though with a race to 15, the Tongans
off some decisive errors in the PNG camp raced away to a 5-0
run. By the time our team kicked back into gear to cut back the
deficit, Tonga had already gained enough confidence to finish
off the last set 15-12.
 
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