Team PNG

30/09/2026

🔥30 DAYS TO GO! 🇸🇳

The final month begins for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first ever Olympic event on African soil! Our young Team PNG athletes are getting ready to shine in Senegal from 31 October to 13 November.

Get behind them, PNG!

18/09/2026

📢 Expressions of Interest for the General Management Team have now closed.

16/09/2026

11/09/2026

50 DAYS TO DAKAR 🇵🇬
The countdown is on — Let's go Team PNG!

10/09/2026

🏓🇵🇬 2026 PNG TABLE TENNIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 🇵🇬🏓

Get ready for two exciting days of fast rallies, fierce competition and national pride. Join us on 12-13 September at Butuka Academy Hall as PNG’s top table tennis players battle it out for national glory. 🏆🔥

Come support our athletes and witness the action. See you there 👍
ITTF-Oceania Team PNG PNG Olympic Committee

09/09/2026

Team PNG Preparations Underway for Dakar 2026 Youth
Olympic Games

PORT MORESBY, 9 September 2026 — Team PNG will compete in two sports — Athletics and Swimming — at the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games, to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 31 October to 14 November 2026, as confirmed by the Dakar 2026 Games Organising Committee last year.

Team PNG Chef de Mission, Dame Iammo Gapi Launa, DBE, OBE, MBE, BEM, OLY, says Papua New Guinea's young athletes are entering the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar with valuable international experience, confidence and determination.

"Our athletes have been working hard and gaining valuable international experience over recent months. From competing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to the U20 Athletics Championships in the United States, they have had opportunities to test themselves against
some of the best young athletes internationally," Dame Vavine said. "These experiences have helped prepare them not only physically, but also mentally, for the challenges ahead in Dakar."

Read more:http://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/20260909_-_Press_Release_-_Team_PNG_Preparations_Underway_for_Dakar_2026_Youth_Olympic_Games.pdf

Team PNG Preparations Underway for Dakar 2026 Youth
Olympic Games

PORT MORESBY, 9 September 2026 — Team PNG will compete in two sports — Athletics and Swimming — at the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games, to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 31 October to 14 November 2026, as confirmed by the Dakar 2026 Games Organising Committee last year.

Team PNG Chef de Mission, Dame Iammo Gapi Launa, DBE, OBE, MBE, BEM, OLY, says Papua New Guinea's young athletes are entering the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar with valuable international experience, confidence and determination.

"Our athletes have been working hard and gaining valuable international experience over recent months. From competing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to the U20 Athletics Championships in the United States, they have had opportunities to test themselves against
some of the best young athletes internationally," Dame Iammo said. "These experiences have helped prepare them not only physically, but also mentally, for the challenges ahead in Dakar."

Read more:http://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/20260909_-_Press_Release_-_Team_PNG_Preparations_Underway_for_Dakar_2026_Youth_Olympic_Games.pdf

08/09/2026

The PNGOC is advertising the following Volunteer Positions to the 2027 Pacific Games in Tahiti:

Visit: pngolympic.org/downloads

(Expression of Interest closes 18 September 2028)

• General Manager
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/General_Manager.pdf ]

• Administration and Operations Lead
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_AdminOperations_Lead.pdf ]

• Chief Medical Officer
https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_Chief_Medical__Officer.pdf ]

• Cheif Physiotherapist
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_Chief_Physiotherapist.pdf ]

• Safeguarding Lead
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_Safeguarding__Lead.pdf ]

• Performance Lead
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_Performance__Lead.pdf ]

• Media and Communications Lead
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_CommunicationMedia__Lead_.pdf ]

• Medical Officer
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_Medical_Officer_.pdf ]

• Physiotherapist
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_Physiotherapist.pdf ]

• Performance Personnel
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_Performance__Personnel.pdf ]

• Masseure
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_Masseur.pdf ]

• Safeguarding Personnel
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_Safeguarding__Personnel.pdf ]

• Media and Communications Personnel
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_MediaCommunications__Personnel.pdf ]

• Administration and Operations Personnel
[https://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/EOI_Tahiti27_AdministrationOperations_Personnel.pdf ]

01/09/2026

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN: 2026 PNG Sports Hall of Fame

- Honouring the Life & Career of PNG Sporting Icons -

Papua New Guinea has produced generations of extraordinary athletes — champions who carried our colours with pride, broke records, and inspired the nation. Now it's time to honour them.

The PNGOC is calling on National Federations, individuals, and members of the public to nominate former PNG athletes for induction into this year's Sports Hall of Fame.

• Nominees must have represented PNG at recognised international events (Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Pacific Games, world or regional championships)
• Retired from elite competition for 5+ years
• A verified record of achievement, contribution, and lasting legacy to PNG sport

Download the official nomination form here, or scan the QR code for a copy of the Nomination Form
�http://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/2026_Papua_New_Guinea_Sports_Hall_of_Fame_Nomination_Form.pdf

▪︎ Submit completed nominations to [email protected] or in person at PNG Olympic Haus, Lahara Avenue, 4 Mile, Port Moresby.

▪︎ Enquiries: Nicole Doruba, Marketing & Events Coordinator – 325 1449 / 325 1411

Nominations close 5:00PM, Wednesday 30th September 2026.

Help us celebrate the icons who put Papua New Guinea on the map. Nominate today.

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN: 2026 PNG Sports Hall of Fame

- Honouring the Life & Career of PNG Sporting Icons -

Papua New Guinea has produced generations of extraordinary athletes — champions who carried our colours with pride, broke records, and inspired the nation. Now it's time to honour them.

The PNGOC is calling on National Federations, individuals, and members of the public to nominate former PNG athletes for induction into this year's Sports Hall of Fame.

• Nominees must have represented PNG at recognised international events (Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Pacific Games, world or regional championships)
• Retired from elite competition for 5+ years
• A verified record of achievement, contribution, and lasting legacy to PNG sport

Download the official nomination form here, or scan the QR code for a copy of the Nomination Form

�http://www.pngolympic.org/uploads/documents/2026_Papua_New_Guinea_Sports_Hall_of_Fame_Nomination_Form.pdf

▪︎ Submit completed nominations to [email protected] or in person at PNG Olympic Haus, Lahara Avenue, 4 Mile, Port Moresby.

▪︎ Enquiries: Nicole Doruba, Marketing & Events Coordinator – 325 1449 / 325 1411

Nominations close 5:00PM, Wednesday 30th September 2026.

Help us celebrate the icons who put Papua New Guinea on the map. Nominate today.

01/09/2026