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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Swimmer Micah Masei has earned a spot to represent American Samoa in the 100-meter Breaststroke event on Day 1. Micah is the first two-time Olympian in swimming for American Samoa.
Micah earned a gold medal in the 50-meter Breaststroke and a silver in the 100-meter...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local bodybuilder Frank Asi Tuisalega has joined the elite category of the sport after an impressive performance in the recent IFBB (International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness) South Pacific Championship 2024 held in Nukualofa, Tonga.
Hailing from Sogi, Leone,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Summer Youth Soccer League 2024 Fun Games for boys and girls 4yrs- 12yrs coordinated by the Football Federation of American Samoa (FFAS), came to a fun-filled and colorful ending last Saturday at the federation’s headquarters at Pago Pago.
The two-week league which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congratulations to American Samoa's only traveling Volleyball Team, the Tausala Gold 18U Girl's Volleyball Club team that took 3rd Place — out of 109 teams from across America — earning a Bronze Medal at the 2024 Arizona Volleyball Festival in Phoenix, Arizona.
Ranked 35...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Funkfit American Samoa hosted its second in-house competition of 2024, the Independence Day Trio. The event featured five three-person teams, each comprising two females and one male, engaging in a half-day athletic competition consisting of three events.
The competition...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — FunkFit represented American Samoa at the Samoa Nationals Throwdown CrossFit Event, with twenty-eight athletes traveling to Apia, Samoa.
This first CrossFit Licensed Event in the Pacific, was hosted by CrossFit Apia affiliate owners Tuiloma Walter Lee Imo and Memoree Imo...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three of American Samoa’s top junior tennis players are competing in the 2024 Annual Australian Junior Teams Championships which served off yesterday in Gold Coast, Australia.
They are Hermann Thomsen, Aifili Tamasoaali’i and Joelei Ioane.
Hermann Thomsen, a member of...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — The road to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 kicked off at Ngahue Reserve in Auckland with the first game of the three-match series to qualify a team for the Oceania Football Confederation Women’s U-16 Championship 2024 in Fiji this September.
Both sides lined up in a 4-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was ‘Game On’ for top tennis players from 11 Pacific island countries and territories yesterday morning, as the 2024 Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) Pacific Nations Cup Tournament served off at the Tafuna tennis courts.
Day 1 began with the grand opening ceremony...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is being represented in the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships which began last Saturday in Suva, Fiji and the Territory is already on the medal tally with one gold and one bronze!
The top athletes in the Oceania region were burning rubber on the tracks...

![ASA Olympic Athletes Filomenaleonisa Iakopo and Micah Masei meet the dignitaries of Divonne-les-Baines following their siva performance and gift presentation. Divonne-les-Baines is the town hosting the Oceania Pre-Games Training Camp in France leading up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. [courtesy photo] ASA Olympic Athletes Filomenaleonisa Iakopo and Micah Masei](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/asa_olympic_athletes_.jpg?itok=mqz3c6sl)
![Local bodybuilder Frank Asi Tuisalega receives his trophy for first place in the Overall Men's Physique Category from IFBB ASBBF Vice President Sala McMoore who was also Head Judge of the IFBB South Pacific Championship 2024 hosted by the IFBB Tonga Bodybuilding Federation on July 4th. He also earned his Pro Card which enables him to compete in the elite or professional competitions. [courtesy photo] Local bodybuilder Frank Asi Tuisalega receives his trophy](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/4502.jpg?itok=VK8JXtza)
![Young soccer players from various local clubs in their colorful uniforms, with coaching staff and FFAS officials during the prize-giving of the Summer Youth Soccer League 2024 Fun Games for boys and girls 4yrs-12yrs last Saturday. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Young soccer players](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/0841.jpg?itok=LyveWMtU)
![TAKING A BITE OUT OF BRONZE! The Tausala Gold 18U Girls Volleyball Team winning 3rd place, out of 109 teams nationwide at the 40TH Annual Arizona Volleyball Festival held late last month in Phoeniz. Last year, the team placed 17th. Needless to say, this year was quite an accomplishment for the team. [courtesy photo] Tausala Gold 18U Girls Volleyball TEAM](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tausala_medals.jpg?itok=tOCTLReP)


![The three junior tennis players from American Samoa competing in the 2024 Annual Australian Junior Teams Championships in Gold Coast, Australia 21-30 June. (l-r) Hermann Thomsen, Aifili Tamasoaali’i and Joelei Ioane. [photo: Joe Leuila Ioane] Hermann Thomsen, Aifili Tamasoaali’i and Joelei Ioane.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/5062.jpg?itok=-FbNf4nI)
![Center forward Leone S. Pritchard has ensured a first victory for an American Samoa side in any Oceania Football Confederation competition since 2018, with her second half goal enough to secure a 1- 0 win over Papua New Guinea in the OFC Women’s U-16 Championship Qualifying opener in Auckland. [courtesy photo] American Samoa women](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/american_samoa_women.jpg?itok=rRPdEjSj)
![Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga gets the 2024 OTF Pacific Nations Cup Tournament underway with a spectacular ace after the opening ceremony yesterday morning. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga serves opening ball](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_serving_off_.jpg?itok=CiTAyeBS)
![The Iakopo clan flying the American Samoa flag high and proud at the ongoing Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji which ends on June 8th. (l-r) Stanley Iakopo and children Mametto and Filomenaleonisa. So far, they have bagged a gold and bronze for American Samoa. [courtesy photo] The Iakopo clan](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/5065.jpg?itok=893A2BQg)