The PNG Olympic Committee has reported another good morning in the pool at the Samoa 2019 XVI Pacific Games.
PNG swimmers Georgia-Leigh Vele (Women's 100m Butterfly), Britney Murray (Women's 50m Backstroke) and the 4×200m Freestyle (Men's and Women's) have qualified for tonight’s finals.
The finals at the Samoa Aquatic Centre will start at 6pm (3pm PNG time).
Sam Seghers also qualified for the Men's 100m Butterfly final tonight but has withdrawn to focus on the 4×200m Freestyle final.
Meantime, New Caledonia is leading with eight gold medals under its belt, seven silver and six bronze.
Tahiti is ranked second with four gold, four silver and two bronze, followed closely by Fiji with four gold, three silver and five bronze.
PNG is currently in fourth place with three gold, 10 silver and three bronze.
Samoa 2019 medal table
|
COUNTRY |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
|
New Caledonia |
8 |
7 |
6 |
|
Tahiti |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
Fiji |
4 |
3 |
5 |
|
PNG |
3 |
10 |
3 |
|
Solomon Islands |
3 |
1 |
5 |
|
Samoa |
3 |
0 |
5 |
|
Nauru |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
Kiribati |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Guam |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
Wallis and Futuna |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Cook Islands |
0 |
0 |
1 |