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<title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands win first gold medal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Solomon Islands have won their first Gold medal of the 13th South Pacific games in Apia, Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2026637.htm</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Day 10 at South Pacific Games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Another wet start to the day here at Apia Park but it is clearing up and should be dry for the track and field this afternoon.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2026636.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070906T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hunter wins second swim medal for Samoa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's Emma Hunter has won another medal for her country - this time a silver in the five kilometre ocean swim.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2025207.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070905T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Controversy in the ring]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There where ten bouts on the cards at the Faleata Sports Stadium yesterday.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2025670.htm</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Day 9 preview]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It is overcast and cool today in Apia, and this will come as a welcome relief to the atheletes who have been toiling in the heat the past nine days.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2025505.htm</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Delai and Bulikiobo deliver Fiji sprint double]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji's Jone Delai and Makelesi Bulikiobo returned to the South Pacific Games track to claim their sprint crowns.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2025206.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070904T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji wins gold in 100m sprint double]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji's Makalesi Bulikiobo has taken gold in the women's 100m sprint at the South Pacific Games, narrowly beating Papua New Guinea's Mae Koime by just two one hundreths of a second.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2024984.htm</link>
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<title><![CDATA[All power and agression in boxing ring]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Opening night of the boxing at the South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2024170.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070903T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New authority to run sports facilties from next year]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's South Pacific Games authority will be wound down towards the end of the year and replaced by another authority.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2024171.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070903T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji's Drotini lifts to SPG glory]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South Pacific Games has it's first track star.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2023989.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070903T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Cal to assist Wallis and Futuna with mini games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Games Council moves to New Caledonia after the Samoa edition.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2024169.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070903T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wallis and Futuna win mini games 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The President of Wallis and Futuna, Pesamino Tili, says he's  delighted the French territory has been granted the Paciifc Mini Games in 2013.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2022814.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070903T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lakhan, Tierney returned to top jobs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In an unprecedented move by the 22 countries that are members of the South Pacific Games Council, president Vidhya Lakhan has been returned for a second term in office.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2022975.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070902T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tokelau wins first gold]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tokelau, one of the tiniest countries in the world, is celebrating its first success on the international sporting stage.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2022619.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070902T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["In the Loop" live from the Games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Catch up with all the colour and action behind the scenes when "In the Loop" broadcasts live from Apia Park for the duration of the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2022097.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070902T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PNG claim cricket gold at SPG]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea has won a highly anticipated final against Fiji at the South Pacific Games cricket tournament.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021728.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070902T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Family aboard Tongan surf team]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tonga's brother and sister team are Michael and 'Anau-ki-uiha Burling, and their coach and dad is Stephen Burling.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021662.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070902T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cook Islands go for games high medal count]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cook Islands sports development manager, Robert Graham, says the team is excited about it's success at the South Paciifc Games, in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021665.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070902T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tahiti rakes gold on the sand]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tahiti has won gold at the women's beach volleyball at the South Pacific Games in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021613.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070902T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa PM wins archery silver]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The depth of each country and territory competing in SPG2007 archery was comprehensively tested today in the Team Matchplay event.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021663.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070902T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji in women's squash singles semi-finals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Rita Morris of Fiji defeated Samoa's Samantha Marfleet 3-nil in the women's squash singles preliminaries at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021629.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070902T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Cal claims triathlon gold]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New Caledonia's Olivier Bargibant has taken out the South Pacific Games triathlon, finishing seconds ahead of Tahiti's Regis Morandeau.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021614.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070902T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji claims sevens gold]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[World champions sevens side, Fiji has claimed South Pacific Games gold over hosts Samoa, 26-19.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021675.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070901T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji takes netball gold]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji has beaten Samoa 52-41 in a pacy netball final at the South Pacific Games in Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021727.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070901T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji claims sevens gold]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[World champions sevens side, Fiji has claimed South Pacific Games gold over hosts Samoa, 26-19.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021671.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070901T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea advances to SPG cricket final]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea broke the South Pacific Games run record in Apia, Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021581.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070901T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unstoppable NCaledonia in the pool]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Another night of swimming finals at the South Pacific Games, another series of wins for New Caledonia, and in record time.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2021210.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070830T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wind a worry on Day four]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Steve Hassett reports from Apia that it is a windy morning in Apia which will make for high seas in the sailing and the surfing which continue on day four of the games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2020837.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070830T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Caledonia dominates pool again]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It's been another record breaking night at the pool at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2020079.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070829T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Caledonians swim into top form]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The New Caledonian swim team has swum itself back into top form on night two of the South Pacific Games finals in Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2018988.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070828T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cook Is surprise in women's rugby]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cook Islands have had a 4-1 surprise win over the host team in the women's touch rugby competition at the South Pacific Games in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2018874.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070828T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nauruan weightlifter raises the bar]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Nauruan weightlifter Yukio Peters has won three gold medals at the South Pacific Games in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2018579.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070828T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tuvalu on the scoreboard]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Day Two of competition is underway at the 13th South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2018330.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070828T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Five records from six swim finals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The first night of swimming finals at the South Pacific Games in Apia has produced five South Pacific <br>Games records from six finals.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2017928.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070827T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji lift World Cup goal tally to 20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji lifted their goal tally to 20 in two matches while pre-tournament favourites the Solomon Islands also notched up a victory in Monday's Oceania region World Cup qualifiers.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2017979.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070827T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PNG takes seven gold medals in Pacific games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea is off to a flying start at the South Pacific Games in Samoa with seven gold medals so far.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2017765.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070827T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Strong start for Fiji, Solomons at Pacific games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The opening day of the Pacific Games in Samoa saw Fiji and Solomon Islands off to strong starts with their soccer teams crushing their opponents.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2016827.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070826T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire dancer steals hearts]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A five year old fire dancer has stolen the show at the South Pacific Games opening ceremony in Apia, Samoa on Saturday.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2015640.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070826T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pacific nations launch World Cup bids in Samoa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup finals starts on Saturday, little over 1000 days away from the final in Johannesburg, South Africa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2014628.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070823T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa set for the Games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa is gearing up for the South Pacific Games which will see 22 countries compete in 33 events.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2013362.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070822T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FIFA lays the boot into Fiji's soccer team]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the latest soccer rankings released by FIFA, Fiji's National side slipped five places although they defeated New Zealand 1-0 earlier this month.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2013563.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070822T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dietrich determined to hold gold]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New Caledonia's Elodie Dietrich is in fine form and determined to hold onto gold at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2010857.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070820T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Davu keen to gain gold]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji netball international, Vilimaina Davu said only a South Pacific Games gold will prove she can coach.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2010607.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070820T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New generation of golfers from New Caledonia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new generation of golfers from New Caledonia will take to the Samoan green in Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009967.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wallis and Futuna - ready for Beach Volley ball]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Wallis and Futuna has selected Iva Romeo and Tuitoga Soane for beach Volleyball at the games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009959.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wallis and Futuna aim top ten in Vaka]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Wallis and Futuna is hoping for a top ten finish in women's outrigger canoe racing.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009957.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[American Samoa granted partial waiver for Games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa has partially waived entry requirements for American Samoan athletes competing at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009918.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Caledonia aims to repeat of 2003]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New Caledonia's triple gold medallist, Catherine Gougeon-Clerté told Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes the archery team will repeat the success of the 12003 Games despite changes to the event.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009655.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[French Polynesia aims for eight gold medals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[303 athletes, plus officials and journalists will represent French Polynesia at the 13th South Pacific Games in Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009612.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dausabea says all but three cleared for travel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[President of the National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands Charles Dausabea has told Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation that only three athletes have been excluded from the team heading to Samoa for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009447.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[French Polynesia aiming for eight gold medals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[493 athletes, officials and journalists will represent French Polynesia at the 13th South Pacific Games in Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009446.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brewing registration debate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Chairman of the South Pacific Games Organising Committee Tapasu Leung Wai has called on Samoa's 21 neighbours to waive the charter ruling on late registrations.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009445.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon sevens ready]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands sevens coach Jim Seuika is satisfied with the preparation for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009444.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yoga master for Cook Islands team]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cook Islands South Pacific Games team has been limbering up for action with yoga master, Dik Bree.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009443.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Soccer draw organised around TV]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Oceania Football Confederation has agreed to a changed soccer draw for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2009442.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070819T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yoga master for Cook Islands team]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cook Islands South Pacific Games team has been limbering up for action with yoga master, Dik Bree.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2008705.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070817T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon sevens ready]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands sevens coach Jim Seuika is satisfied with the preparation for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2008700.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070817T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands medical surprises]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands has had a number of surprise reports from the final medical exam.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2008698.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070817T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brewing registration debate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Chairman of the South Pacific Games Organising Committee Tapasu Leung Wai has called on Samoa's 21 neighbours to waive the charter ruling on late registrations.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2008691.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070817T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[French Polynesia aiming for eight gold medals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[493 athletes, officials and journalists will represent French Polynesia at the 13th South Pacific Games in Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2008681.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070817T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji nines keen to make mark]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji rugby league nine's captain Iowane Divavesi is looking forward to making a mark in their first ever appearance in the South Pacific Games competition.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2008204.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070816T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tokelau sails in]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The first team has arrived in Samoa for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2008152.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070816T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Caledonia's kick in the pool]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[President of New Caledonia's Olympic and sports committee Daniel Cornaille said swimming will be the Territory's strength at South Pacific Games in Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2007503.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070816T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Watch that javelin]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New Caledonia's javelin thrower Bina Ramesh aiming for gold at the Games and setting her sights on the Olympics.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2008072.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070816T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa squash press for medals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's Squash Associaiton has called in the experts for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2007623.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070816T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa makes table tennis headway before games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Look out for Niue and Vanuatu during the table tennis competition at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2007634.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070816T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji women consider green a walkover]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji's women's golf team has told the Fiji Times they're bringing home gold from the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2007548.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070816T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cooks rugby nines ready to play the game]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cook Islands rugby league 9s are preparing to meet tough competition at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2007559.htm</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa's medical chief urges action remain on track]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Head of Samoa's Ministry's of Health's Clinical Services, Dr Stanley Dean has urged athletes at the South Pacific Games to save their best performances for the track and not their hotel rooms.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2007535.htm</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Cook Islands rugby nines finalise preps for Samoa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cook Islands rugby league 9s are undergoing their final preparations in the lead-up to the South Pacific Games in Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2006847.htm</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Ngsebechem! Palau]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A total of 72 athletes will represent Palau in the Pacific Games to be held in Apia, Samoa from August 24-Sept.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2008079.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070816T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Radio Australia brings you the games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South Pacific Games mean colour and Pacific flamboyance.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2007083.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070815T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oceania grand prix flags top races for Samoa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji's senior track and field star, Jone Delai took out the first heat of the men's 100m in 10.52 seconds.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2007025.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070815T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Radio Australia Gems Ripot]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Saut Pasifi Gems min kala na Pasifik wei.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2007006.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070815T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands soccer wins first friendly of Aussie tour]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The full Solomon Islands soccer team thrashed a regional Australian side 8-3 in Brisbane yesterday.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2006574.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070815T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands uniforms arrive Tuesday]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Team Solomon Islands uniforms will arrive just days before the teams leaves for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2006496.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070815T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Caledonia ready for the Games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Five hundred athletes, officials, doctors and volunteers yesterday at La Ouenghi golf course for last minute advice on organisation and travel to Apia, for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2006831.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070815T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[American Samoa prepares to hop, skip and jump]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[American Samoa National Olympic Committee general secretary Ken Tupua said he is trying to arrange special entry for about 100 athletes into Samoa for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2005930.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070815T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Battle for rugby sevens supremacy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji, Samoa and Cook Islands will battle out rugby sevens supremacy without Tonga at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2006739.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070815T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US coach trains first American Samoa swim team in Ocean]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sports Hall of Fame and long time Saipan resident, Bill Sakovich is patrolling different shores these days.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2006677.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070815T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji names Caucau's brother for Samoa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji rugby sevens side has six members of it's International Rugby Board world series winning squad named for the South Pacific Games in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2005888.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070814T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International leads New Caledonia martial arts squad]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[French international John Trouillet will lead New Caledonia's taekwondo team at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2005878.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070814T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Games authortiy co-operates with investigators]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Pacific Games Authority chief executive, Fonoti Etuale Ioane said the authority has co-operated with a police investigation into the accidental death of Chinese man during the building of the Apia Stadium.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2005877.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070814T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Minginfel drops to bantamweight]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Oceania will have 11 weightlifters at the World Championships in Thailand, in September.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2004473.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070813T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opeloge claims records before Samoa games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoan weightlifter Ele Opeloge broke the Commonwealth and Oceania total record in the women's heavyweight class at the weekend.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2004413.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070813T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finau captains Fiji soccer]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Peni Finau will captain Fiji's soccer team at the South Pacific Games in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2004474.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070813T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hale to lead Solomon Islands into Apia Park]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Weightlifter, Wendy Hale will carry Solomon Islands flag at the South Pacific Games opening ceremony.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2004681.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070813T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kingdom to plant a tree at SPG]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Team Tonga will plant a tree at Samoa's Uanaimoto Park during the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2004684.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070813T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Niue names lifter sportswoman of the year]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Weightlifter Sioe Haioti (+75kg) has been made Niue's sportswoman of the year.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2004414.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070813T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Youth leaders promote Safe Games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa Aids Foundation president Ken Moala says HIV positive athletes can receive on-going treatment in Apia during the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2004412.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070813T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kingdom to plant a tree at]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Team Tonga will plant a tree at Samoa's Uanaimoto Park during the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2004538.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070813T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School kids a major voice]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Samoan Community College has adopted New Caledonia under the South Pacific 'adopt a country' project.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2003684.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070812T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji soccer team named Monday]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti is expected to shortly announce the soccer team for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2003029.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070812T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Saipan athletes set for Samoa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Northern Marianas athletes, Dexter Dillay and Tyrone Omar have three weeks international racing ahead of the South Pacific Games in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2003682.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070812T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PNG names Games track squad]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sprinter Mae Koime leads Papua New Guiena's biggest ever athletics squad to an international meet this week.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2003683.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070812T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Olympic benchmark for Samoan opening]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's sea eel legend with it's themes of loyalty, rebirth and legacy will be central to the South Pacific Games opening ceremony.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2003681.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070812T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canoe secretary says swell]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Secretary of Samoan outrigger canoe association and team manager for the men's crew, Saju Abraham, says they are keen to end Tahiti and New Caledonia's dominance of the sport.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2002980.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070812T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simpson back in the frame]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji netball coach Vilimaina Davu has brought former national coach Megan Simpson back in the frame.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2001975.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070809T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[50 the gold standard]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's South Pacific Games team has been given a cash incentive to win the games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2001386.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070809T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solo spirits high]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands soccer team has lost it's main goalkeeper ahead of the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2001056.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070808T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PNG service primed for track rivalry]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Radio Australia's PNG service is primed for the track rivalry between the Melanesian countries at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2001017.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070808T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timing right for Solomon Islands basketball]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands men's and women's basketball team is getting leverage from an outside source.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2001018.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070808T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji and NZ meet in friendly fundraiser]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New Zealand and Fiji are preparing for a two game friendly soccer series tomorrow and Monday.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2000960.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070808T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manu Samoa jets off to Europe]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Manu Samoa rugby union team has seen off the nation as it prepares to leave Apia for the Rugby World Cup.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2000961.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070808T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hobie challenge in Fiji]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South Pacific Hobie cat championships are in Fiji this weekend.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2000958.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070808T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji stealing it's chances]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji baseball squad is attempting to steal more than bases at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s2000959.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070808T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Palamo oversees super games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1999908.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070808T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands tri new suits]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands triathletes have new race suits for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1999905.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070807T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Injured Masi out of Games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji soccer captain, Australian based Esala Masi is out of South Pacific Games contention with a knee injury.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1999909.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070807T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Condom imports ensure no shortage]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa has imported 50,000 condoms for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1999910.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070807T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Inia Vuli to defend boxing gold medal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji super heavyweight boxer Inia Vuli is dropping a full competition division for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1999907.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070807T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Guam naming chef by Friday]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Guam is expected to name Paul Shimizu, a South Pacific Games gold medallist, to lead it's team in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1999906.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070807T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Samoa and uniform launch]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's prime minister, Tuilaepa Sailele, was the first athlete and official presented with South Pacific Games accreditation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1999028.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070807T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pepes step high]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea's Pepe netball squad aimed to go one step better at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1998743.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070806T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoan legend opens games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's South Pacific Games opening ceremony will challenge perceptions about the small South Pacific island nation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1999031.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070806T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pushing the limits]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji has dropped 2003 games track king Jon Lum Kon from it's South Pacific Games team.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1999030.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070806T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa 'super games']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The list of entries is so large for the South Pacific Games in Samoa, they've already been dubbed the 'super games' by officials.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1999029.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070806T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CNMI send seven]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa has been a shore too far for most Northern Marianas sporting federations.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1998502.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070806T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands announces squad]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands is sending 296 athletes to the South Pacific Games in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1996357.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070802T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa's Cahill to miss start of EPL season]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Socceroos midfielder Tim Cahill will miss Everton's start to the English Premier League season because of the foot injury he suffered during his side's friendly against Werder Bremen at Goddison Park on Wednesday morning (Australian time).]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1995863.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070802T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji sevens injury concerns]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Fiji Rugby Union team has entered it's Rugby World Cup camp, at the Army Training ground at 8 Mile, past Makoi.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1995110.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070801T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police recruit for Games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa police have been put in charge of security at the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1995066.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070801T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ticket sales out of box]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ticket sales are slow out of the box for the South Pacific Games in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1994971.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070801T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leung Wai expects excellence]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's South Pacific Games Council will soon have a clear picture of what's left to do ahead of the opening ceremony.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1992694.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070730T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Old MCG seats at Samoa's main sports centre]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's main sports arena, Apia Park, has reopened after major works for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1992641.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070730T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands teams gets funding]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands finance minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has promised government backing for the South Pacific Games team.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1992642.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070730T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Andrioli picks Samoa squad]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands national football coach, Airton Andrioli, has picked 25-man squad for the South Pacific Games, in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1992639.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070730T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji prepares to defend]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji's national soccer coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti says he's warned the South Pacific Games title defenders against complacency.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1992636.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070730T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Festival cut, funds short]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's annual cultural festival has been shortened due to the South Pacific Games, in Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1992638.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070730T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa steps up vaccine program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's Ministry of Health has stepped up it's mumps and chicken pox immunisation program as more school kids get sick.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1989898.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070726T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ross Murray Departs Regional Training Centre]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The head coach of Pacific Oceania's tennis development centre, Ross Murray, has resigned.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1989899.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070726T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team Tahiti fully funded]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tahiti Olympic Committee chairman Louis Provost has announced a team of 480 for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1989901.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070726T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Old MCG seats at Samoa's main sports centre]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's main sports arena, Apia Park, has reopened after major works for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1989173.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070725T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands teams gets funding]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands finance minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has promised government backing for the South Pacific Games team.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1989174.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070725T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands triathletes up with the best]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands triathletes Stanley Ofasisili, Maxon Ala and Wilfred Bosa's finished the final three spots in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1988209.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070725T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Andrioli picks Samoa squad]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands national football coach, Airton Andrioli, has picked 25-man squad for the South Pacific Games, in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1989171.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070725T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji sevens in camp ahead of South Pacific Games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji has named overseas-based players, Nasoni Roko, Simione Saravanua and Tomasi Mawi for their South Pacific Games sevens squad.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1989172.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070725T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiji prepares to defend]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji's national soccer coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti says he's warned the South Pacific Games title defenders against complacency.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1989170.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070725T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sprint queen in top form, breaks record]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fijian sprinter Makelesi Bulikiobo has broken her personal best 100 metres record, in Australia, last week.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1988167.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070724T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Visitors welcomed Samoan style]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Organising committee chairman, Tapasu Leung Wai says the South Pacific Games gives Samoa a wonderful opportunity to welcome visitors from Oceania to Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1988144.htm</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Weightlifting a class of it's own]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea will have seven female weightlifters competing at the South Pacific Games in Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1988143.htm</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa has gold, silver, bronze]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In August 2007, the South Pacific's attention will turn to Apia, Samoa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1987012.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070723T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands prepare to send sand flying]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands volleyball squads are ready top spray sand all over their better fancied opposition at this year's South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1987013.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070723T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa prints off ten thousand tags]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's South Pacific Games organisers are accrediting ten thousand athletes, officials, volunteers and dignitaries for the two-week long event, beginning August 25, in Apia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1987014.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070723T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa school kids feature in opening]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Pacific Games organisers plan a spectacular opening ceremony on August 25 in Apia, with a rich cultural event, including dance, music, the voices of Oceania, Samoan school children and an athletes march.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1987010.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070723T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa polishes welcoming]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's school children are being asked to stand-in for dignitaries as South Pacific Games organisers practice welcoming protocols.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1987011.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070723T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health tests underway for games athletes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's games organisers say typhoid and hepatitis B vaccinations are advisable.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1983480.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070719T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Travel advisory tips for Samoa trip]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa will host the South Pacific Games from August 25 to September 8, 2007.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1983478.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070719T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa to reverse gay sex ban at games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's national sports president says a gay sex ban during the South Pacific Games will be changed.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1983479.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070719T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa holds green games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's games visitors will be asked to plant a tree, pick up their rubbish and avoid the coral reef.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1983476.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070719T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Food standards rise ahead of games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa is setting new food safety standards ahead of the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1983477.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070719T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa kicks off soccer World Cup]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The first qualifying matches for soccer's 2010 World Cup will come from among FIFA's most far-flung confederation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1983411.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070719T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water clarification for games athletes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Buckets of water will be available to athletes at the games, but there are doubts in the quality of the much-needed liquid.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1983474.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070719T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cricket revival part of games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cricket's revival as a Samoan family sport can be traced to federation president Seb Kohlhase.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1983475.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070719T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Radio Australia brings you the games]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South Pacific Games mean colour and Pacific flamboyance.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1981945.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070718T140000+1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samoa's game venues ready for athletes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Samoa's netball courts opened with a special ceremony, the final stage of major infrastructure works for the South Pacific Games.]]></description>
<link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/southpacificgames/news/s1982679.htm</link>
<pubDate>20070718T140000+1000</pubDate>
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