On Saturday 11th December we will be holding our end of year Awards evening at 5pm at a venue to be confirmed. It is an open invitation to all our players, supporters and families to attend and to please bring a plate. The theme is Island Wear. There will also be entertainment and some fun games We will beContinue reading “Cook Islands Badminton Awards Night 2021”
Category Archives: Player Development
Apii Nikao Triumphant Again
5th Annual Primary School Badminton Tournament 2021 Held at the TSA Friday 12th November The day had finally come, where our coaches had been in different schools, delivering Shuttle Time classes in preparation for this day. The tournament started in the morning with the arrival of different schools followed by a welcoming speech, and thenContinue reading “Apii Nikao Triumphant Again”
U15 Badminton Nationals Championship 2021 Exhilarating
Was an extraordinary beginning to our 2 day U15 Nationals Championship 2021, with some spectacular matches being played. Day 1 saw a blend of games from Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles matches being played with finals to be played on day 2. There were additional consolation matches happening also.Continue reading “U15 Badminton Nationals Championship 2021 Exhilarating”
International Day of Families: The Akavi’s use badminton to instil core values
Pictured: Members of the Akavi family storm to the top of the podium at the Cook Islands Games 2020 The International Day of Families is a movement observed by the United Nations to raise awareness around the importance of communities and families and their significant impacts on one another. Jean and Daniel Akavi, from theContinue reading “International Day of Families: The Akavi’s use badminton to instil core values”
Students showcase their talent at the sixth Annual College Tournament
Secondary schools students from around Rarotonga came together to battle it out in the sixth Annual College Badminton Tournament on Friday 10 June at the National Sports Arena. The excellent initiative developed by Badminton Cook Islands enjoyed its sixth year in 2021, making a prominent revival following last year’s cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue reading “Students showcase their talent at the sixth Annual College Tournament”
Cook Island juniors put through their paces with six month physical training programme
This week, junior players from the Cook Islands would have been making history as the first team to represent their country at the Barfoot & Thompson BWF World Junior Championships 2020. The event was originally set to take place in Auckland, New Zealand, from 28 September – 11 October 2020, but the event has been postponed untilContinue reading “Cook Island juniors put through their paces with six month physical training programme”
Cook Island juniors competing on their biggest stage yet – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020
Pictured: Damus Matakinio and Morani Karikia, Cook Islands. Photo credit: Badminton Victoria When 15 and 16-year-old, Eleanor Wichman and Vaitoti Tupa walked on to the court against world number 79 pair, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, they knew they were about to be on the receiving end of their toughest match yet. Danniel Daniel andContinue reading “Cook Island juniors competing on their biggest stage yet – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020”
Junior Pacific Development Camp motivates AIMS Games medalist, Tehani Matapo
Pictured: Tehani Matapo (right) Cook Islands Tehani Matapo, from the Cook Islands, was one of the youngsters attending last week’s Oceania Junior Pacific Development Camp. Taking place in Auckland, Matapo was back in the land of one of her greatest badminton memories, after celebrating a tremendous run in last month’s Anchor AIMS Games in Tauranga,Continue reading “Junior Pacific Development Camp motivates AIMS Games medalist, Tehani Matapo”
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