Gold Coast 2018

It began slowly but ended with a silver medal win courtesy of Morea Baru’s outstanding performance in the men’s 62kg weightlifting competition.

Another highlight of the day was the impressive win by boxer, Thadius Katua, in the preliminary rounds of the men’s 60kg division. Katua outscored his Nigerian opponent with classy footwork and super-fast punches which saw him through to the next round.

Thirty successful athletes and coaches will be selected to attend a seven day camp at the Runaway Bay Super Sport Centre in Gold Coast with all expenses paid by HPS PNG.

Candidates will be selected from different sports that are being offered at Gold Coast 2018.

Different sports category involves Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Lawn Bowls, Hockey, Netball, Rugby7s, Shooting, Squash, Swimming, Triathlon, Weightlifting, Para-Weighting lifting & Athletics, Basketball and Table Tennis.