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Team Papua New Guinea wrapped up a successful campaign at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau, finishing 5th overall on the medal tally with an outstanding all-round performance. The Games saw PNG athletes break records, achieve historic firsts, and proudly represent the nation in a variety of sports, collecting medals across multiple disciplines.

The race to represent Papua New Guinea in international cricket reached a crucial turning point yesterday as the Men’s National Train-On Squad of 25 players took part in a high-stakes 50-over trial match.

The PNG Hunters have confirmed that centre Elijah Roltinga will miss the remainder of the 2025 season after suffering a broken leg in a freak accident during pre-match warm-ups.

In a nail-biting finish, Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Pais Wisil clinched the much-anticipated men’s 100m final at the Pacific Mini Games, edging out his teammate, Timothy Tuna, by a mere 2/100ths of a second on Saturday evening at Koror.

The Touch Federation of Papua New Guinea [TFPNG] has delivered a two day referee clinic in Northern Province, aimed at strengthening the capacity and quality of officiating in the region.

In some latest updates coming out of Palau at the Pacific Mini Games, Timothy Tuna and Pais Wisil were the fastest on the track in their respective heats.

Papua New Guinea Women’s National Football Team captain Ramona Padio will lead her side in the OFC Nations Cup, having made a full recovery from an ankle injury that sidelined her for nearly a month.

Team PNG Men’s Volleyball continued their strong start at the Pacific Mini Games, defeating New Caledonia 3-1 in sets.

PNG female weightlifting champion Dika Toua has once again proven that she is one of the great female sporting icons of all time, after claiming the first gold medal for Team PNG at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau today.

Papua New Guinea has secured two silver medals on the opening day of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games.