Badminton Cook Islands
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World Badminton Day
First ever World Badminton Day was held on Tuesday 5th 2022 and was celebrated in the Cook Islands. This day was established to invite individuals and networks to encounter fun and comprehensive badminton,…
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Human of Shuttle Time
The Badminton World Federation’s Humans of Shuttle Time series presents the perspectives of those who work on badminton development at the grassroots level. This month, they caught up with Hebrew Tom (Shuttle Time National Coordinator…
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Highlights; Masters in Paradise 2022
Opening night Thursday 26th May 2022, Edgewater Resort, Umu hut, 5:45pm was a start to an awesome night of the first ever Badminton Oceania Masters in Paradise 2022, in association with Badminton Oceania.…
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Newly elected Badminton Oceania President Loke Poh Wong
The 35th Annual General Meeting took place at Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre on Saturday 30 April 2022. The voting AGM was also a hybrid AGM, with a combination of personnel meeting in the same…
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Serve-ing Pacific-Badminton May 2022 winner Thomas Mereana-Ngauru
Thomas is our current serving President and has been for the pass couple of years. HIs inclusion with badminton has been significant with pushing out badminton to the more extensive Cook Islands, having done 3 out of 15 of…
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Covering all bases: Coach education, player development and AirBadminton resort launch
Pictured: Robbie Thackham and The Edgewater Resort and Spa staff play AirBadminton on the beach In late January, our Coaching and Development Manager, Robbie Thackham, took advantage of the quarantine-free bubble in operation between…
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AirBadminton debuts at the 2022 Cook Islands Beach Games
The 2022 Cook Islands Beach Games took place across Rarotonga at the end of January, bring the island’s most popular sports together across their stunning beaches and backdrops. AirBadminton, the outdoor game which…
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Tinomana Naea (Cook Islands) crowned first winner of Serve-ing Pacific – Badminton Oceania’s new volunteer recognition programme
Congratulations to the first Serve-ing Pacific winner, Tinomana Naea, from Cook Islands. He was nominated for excelling with ‘Inclusiveness’ – one of five organizational values which Badminton Oceania embeds across all programme areas. Tinomana is a committee…
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Cook Islands Badminton Awards Night 2021
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…
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Cook Islands Opens Nationals 2021
Leading up to the competition, to sense the excitement from the players is pulsating It was an action packed four evenings of Badminton Opens Nationals held at the TSA. Men’s and Women’s Singles were…
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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…
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Juniors impress at the Cook Islands Under 15 National Championships
Pictured: (left to right) Tereapii Akavi, Te Pa O Te Rangi Tupa, Zarrian Heather-Rau and Kaiyin Mataio It was a smashing weekend for Badminton Cook Islands with their Under 15s National Championship Games…
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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…
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Primary School Program Gets On There Way
We have kicked off our Primary School Program for 2021, delivering our Shuttle Time Program in schools around Rarotonga for the next three weeks to Years 4, 5 and 6, Thank you to…
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Elite Business House Competition 2021
This will be the final Elite competition for 2021 kicking off on Monday 11th October for 8 weeks, which should bring us close to the end of year ‘Christmas time’. Looking forward to…
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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…
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Badminton boosting internal culture with Air New Zealand
Badminton has soared in popularity in the Cook Islands over the last two years. Particularly as the non-contact sport identified opportunities to capitalise on the COVID-19 lockdowns and guidelines that restricted the country’s…
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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…
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Cook Islands become first representatives to compete in New Zealand since 2019
Eight junior players from the Cook Islands will be travelling to Auckland this week to take part in a 10-day badminton bonanza. Throughout the week, the youngsters will be competing in the North Island…
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Humans of Shuttle Time: Thomas Mereana-Ngauru – Cook Islands
Pictured: Thomas Mereana-Ngauru (left) distributing Shuttle Time equipment across the Cook Islands The Badminton World Federation’s Humans of Shuttle Time series presents the perspectives of those who work on badminton development at the grassroots level.…
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Badminton Cook Islands pay it forward to support the unemployed
Badminton Cook Islands are celebrating tremendous growth in the sport following a global pandemic which saw people rush on to courts and prioritise health and exercise once lockdown restrictions eased in country earlier this year.…
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Badminton Cook Islands deliver successful Mixed Team event at Cook Island Games
This year, the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) collectively decided to host a national Games for the first time, building on other formats like the ‘Manea Games’ which are a…
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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…
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Cook Islands launch mid-week ladies sessions to cope with demand for badminton
Pictured: Liana Eggleton (left) and Lovelyn Gatchalien (right). Photo Credit: Cook Island News Cook Islands Badminton Federation continue to disrupt their nation’s sporting landscape with innovative ideas to improve badminton’s popularity across the country. Last…
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Cook Islands serves badminton across the generations and prepares for National Island Games
Cook Islands badminton have long had to compete with the nation’s most popular contact sports such as netball, soccer, and rugby. However, when COVID-19 bought a temporary stop to contact sports, badminton became…
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Shuttle Time Bounces Back After COVID19 Takes Over
The Pacific Islands are a unique group of countries and islands. They are tucked away in the western- and eastern-most parts of the world, with some countries crossing the international date line. The…
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BWF Shuttle Time Project of the Month July 2020: Cook Islands bounces back after COVID19 takes over
The Pacific Islands are a unique group of countries and islands. They are tucked away in the westernmost and easternmost parts of the world, with some countries crossing the international date line. Among…
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Thomas Mereana-Ngauru wins at Cook Islands Sports Awards
Pictured: Badminton Cook Islands President Thomas Mereana-Ngauru (left) with Shuttle Time teachers Badminton Cook Islands celebrated one of their biggest triumphs at the Cook Islands Sports Awards over the weekend. Collectively, the organisation…
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Badminton Cook Islands celebrate a record six nominations at the Cook Islands Sports Awards
Badminton Cook Islands are celebrating after a total of five nominations at the Cook Islands Sports Awards, including two junior players in the Junior Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year categories. Danniel Daniel was…
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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…
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BWF Shuttle Time helps schools to extend sports curriculum in Aitutaki, Cook Islands
The Cook Islands are one of the many countries in the Pacific that are formed of multiple islands – another challenge faced by our Member Associations when promoting BWF Shuttle Time among their communities. Cook…
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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…
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Pacific Represented at AIMS Games
10 young athletes from Cook Islands and 2 from Tonga travelled to Tauranga, New Zealand to take part in the badminton competition at the 2016 AIMS Games last week. The AIMS Games is…
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