Athletics Cook Islands

🏃🏽‍♀️💚 YOUTH TRIALS ARE ON TODAY! 🇨🇰🔥

It’s time to SHOW UP, GIVE IT YOUR ALL & HAVE THAT “I GOT THIS!” ATTITUDE!💪🏽

Athletics Cook Islands Youth Trials for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Championships are happening TODAY at the National Stadium, Nikao!

🕓 4.00pm– Briefing & Opening Prayer
🏃🏽 4.30pm – 100m & Discus
🏃🏽 4.45pm – 400m & Long Jump
💪🏽 5.00pm – Shot Put
🏃🏽 5.15pm – 200m & High Jump
🏃🏽 5.20pm – 800m & High Jump

⏰ Please be ready at your event area 10 minutes before your event!

🔥 AND IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER!
If you’re interested in having a go, CONTACT US TODAY!We’d love to see you out there!

🎒 COME PREPARED:
🧥 Something warm
💧 Drink bottle
🍌 A snack
👟 Running shoes and/or spikes/throwing shoes if you have them
💪🏽 And most importantly… BRING YOUR “I GOT THIS!” ATTITUDE!

Parents, whānau and supporters — come along and cheer for our tamariki! 📣❤️ Your encouragement can make such a difference!

This is more than just trials… it’s an opportunity to challenge yourself, represent our Cook Islands with pride, and see what you can achieve! 🇨🇰🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️

BELIEVE. COMMIT. COMPETE. 💚
KIA MANUIA, TAMARIKI! 🇨🇰🔥

COULD YOU BE PART OF TEAM COOK ISLANDS? 🇨🇰

We’re looking for secondary school athletes ready to take the next step and work towards representing the Cook Islands at the 2026 NZ Secondary Schools Athletics Championships in Whanganui this December.

You don’t need to already be an experienced athletics athlete. If you’ve got speed, strength, endurance or jumping ability and are prepared to train and develop, we want to see what you can do.

🟢 DEVELOPMENT SQUAD TRIALS

📍 AITUTAKI
Monday 24 August

📍 RAROTONGA
Wednesday 26 August & Friday 28 August

Events include sprints, middle distance, jumps and throws.

Athletes who meet our Development Squad standards or demonstrate strong potential will be invited into our development squad for structured training before final team selection at the end of September.

🎓 Open to eligible high-school students
🇨🇰 Pathway to represent the Cook Islands
🏃 Structured coaching and development
✈️ NZ Secondary Schools Champs, 11–13 December

Think you’ve got potential? Come and show us.

Full details, selection standards and how to apply 👇
🔗 https://athleticscookislands.org/competitions

Tag a young athlete who should give it a go 👀

🏃🏽‍♀️💚 ATHLETICS COOK ISLANDS MINI COMP! 🇨🇰🔥

It’s time to get back on the track! 🙌🏽 Come along and support our athletes as they compete, challenge themselves and get better than yesterday! 💪🏽

📅 Wednesday 19th August 2026
📍 National Stadium, Nikao
⏰ 4:30PM

🏆 AGE GROUPS:
U16 • U18 • OPEN • MASTERS

🔥 EVENTS:
Check out the poster below for the full list of events!

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ AFTER SCHOOL ATHLETICS IS BACK! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Term 3 is here, and we’re excited to get our young athletes back at the National Stadium! 🇨🇰💚

Our Athletics Cook Islands After School Program runs every Monday & Wednesday from 3:10pm–4:00pm, where our kids will learn, develop and have FUN while building their fundamental athletics skills! 🌟

🏃 RUN
🦘 JUMP
💪 THROW
😊 HAVE FUN!

Whether they’re taking their first steps into athletics or already love being active, this program is all about learning, moving, building confidence and enjoying the sport!

📍 National Stadium
⏰ Monday & Wednesday | 3:10pm–4:00pm
💧 Bring your water bottle
👟 Shoes are welcome but not necessary

Come along, bring your energy and let’s get moving! 🇨🇰💚

BE ACTIVE. BE STRONG. BE PROUD.
Athletics Cook Islands – Developing Today, Champions Tomorrow!

See you there! 👋🏽🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️

EMMA’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL🌎🇨🇰

Congratulations to Emma Papali'i, who represented the Cook Islands in Shot Put at the World Athletics U20 Championships.

A few nerves early on but Emma held her composure to record 11.96m on her final attempt, placing 18th in the world.

Not the performance she was hoping for, but an invaluable first taste of international competition alongside the world's best young throwers.

And a great moment afterwards with the new World U20 Champion Jessica OJI from Nigeria! 🥇

Thanks to all the support crew particularly coach Siniva Setareki Shaka Sola Kaleb Sola and Solapower Throwing Academy

First international done, lessons learned and plenty more to come. 🇨🇰💪

Oceania Athletics World Athletics Cook Islands Sports

🎉 What a way to celebrate your birthday! 🎉

Happy Birthday to Max Teuruaa, who marked the occasion by setting a NEW Cook Islands Decathlon National Record of 6,434 points at the Commonwealth Games! 🇨🇰💪

Congratulations Max! We hope you have a birthday you'll never forget.

🇨🇰👏

We 🏃‍♀️ ⬆️ 🥏 and 💃 🕺 🥥 🌴

Whilst Te Maeva Nui is being celebrated in the Cook Islands this week, we bring a bit of the celebrations to Glasgow. 🌺

Halfway and already set 3 PBs.
Rest well Max. Let’s finish strong tmrw

Event 2 ✅ … 8 to go

One down, Nine to go
Great start Max 🙌