BSP 7th PNG Games

At the closing ceremony of the games this weekend in Kimbe, West New Britain Province, the Prime Minister further highlighted the power of sport in bringing people together.

“Over the past two weeks, we have seen the best of our young men and women in our country,” the Prime Minister said.

“You have competed in many sports and showed us the great unifying power of the event that has taken place in our country.

“We have seen this a lot of times when we have hosted events over the last few years.

The final standings:

The current standings (as of 5:38pm, November 30):

Team Morobe is still leading, Central is in second place and NCD is running third.

The current standings (as of 12:12pm, November 28) are:

Team NCD bagged gold at the BSP 7^th PNG Games after defeating Team Southern Highlands at Kimbe Secondary on Saturday.

Heading into the final round of matches, NCD were leading on six points while Milne Bay and Madang were both tied on four points, with NCD taking on Southern Highlands and Milne Bay and Madang playing each other in the final round.

The current standings (as of 10am, November 27):

Team Central beat Madang 42 points to 36.

Madang’s full back player Dickson Gibson tried his best for his team however, Team Central came out too strong.

Team captain for Central Province, Steven Gia, said winning a gold medal was a great achievement and experience for the team.

Gia thanked team coach Collin Gena for his support and for giving the players courage to perform well in the grand final.

He made an 'honour lap' around the track at the Sasi Stadium during today's Paralympic presentation.

It was a form of farewell to the sport that he will be retiring from after spending half of his life committed to developing it.

Tuwara said the reason for his exit was to mentor and allow younger para athletes to have a chance of showcasing their special abilities.

“It is not easy to look after us, but for most of us, it is the unconditional love of our parents that keeps us going and pushes us to explore our full potential despite our defects,” Tuwara said.

The current standings (as of 6:50pm, November 25):

However, Paul Mokri did not let this limit him as he believes he is called for a higher purpose.

The 32-year-old recently walked away with a gold medal in seated javelin, displacing Morobe’s pioneer para athlete, Eiwaki Tuwara, at the BSP 7^th PNG Games.

Mokri has 55 students in his Grade Four class at the Holy Spirit Primary School in Madang. He is from Walum Village of Usino-Bundi district in Madang, and Mt Hagen.