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Vanuatu Society for People with Disabilities continues sports programmes
The program continues to be a success as it continues to attract more players with a disability to the weekly Wednesday sessions.
Vanuatu Schools and Para Communities benefit from Smash down barriers disability programme
The Smash Down Barrier’s (SDB) table tennis disability program recommenced in Vanuatu in 2021.
Ken Kahu to come back stronger this year
“My first focus this year is the Pacific Mini Games in Saipan, hopefully i do well and win gold for Vanuatu,” Kahu said.
Vanuatu Para athletes set records in the National Athletics championships
Read more for a great update of the goings on of the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee.
Well done Vanuatu Paralympic Committee
Vanuatu Paralympic Committee deserves a huge salutation for the 2021 season following their results in the National athletics Championships where these para-athletes defeated the able-bodied athletes.
Table Tennis Kit for Ecole Centreville
Ecole Centreville is the recipient of a new table tennis table, balls, rackets and a net from the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee.
iCount donates Vt1m assistance to para-athletes
For safe, contracted transport costs for Ni-Vanuatu para-athletes to and from training. It’s a big number but figures and results are what iCount understands counts.
Successful Vanuatu Para-athletics film night
“Inspire, excite, aspire, dream and achieve”, are the words of the Paralympic motto – concepts that can be shared by everyone. Certainly the crowd at the film came away feeling inspired!
VPC Hands Over Table Tennis Table to Wan Smol Bag
The Vanuatu Paralympic Committee (VPC) handed over another Table Tennis Table to Wan Smol Bag (WSB) to support the growing WSB table tennis program.
Film release of “Phoenix Rising’’ — Stories of Inspiring Paralympians
In legend from hundreds of years ago a “phoenix” was a mythical bird that arises from the flames of destruction and goes onto a new life.
News Archive
Elie Enock: New Dreams
The Daily Post Vanuatu profiles Para Athletes from Vanuatu in celebration of a year to go until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in 2021. Here Elie tells her inspiring story…
Ken Kahu: A challenged life through para sport
The Daily Post Vanuatu profiles Para Athletes from Vanuatu in celebration of a year to go until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in 2021. Here Ken shares his motivating story…
Meet Matthias Nakat
The Daily Post Vanuatu profiles Para Athletes from Vanuatu in celebration of a year to go until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in 2021. Here Mathias shares his journey…
David Niere Steps Up
The Daily Post Vanuatu profiles Para Athletes from Vanuatu in celebration of a year to go until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in 2021. Here David shares his journey…
“It only takes dedication, determination and a dream ”- George Langa
The Daily Post Vanuatu profiles Para Athletes from Vanuatu in celebration of a year to go until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in 2021. Here Georges sheds light on life as a para athlete and community leader.
The story of Marcelline Moli
The Daily Post Vanuatu profiles Para Athletes from Vanuatu in celebration of a year to go until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in 2021. Here Marceline delves into her passion for sports…
Vanuatu Paralympic Committee Awards Athletes
The Vanuatu Paralympic Committee (VPC) awarded their athletes who won medals at the 40th Independence championship which was held at the National Fitness and Evacuation Centre late June…
Carbine Club gives Vt54,000 to Vanuatu Paralympic Committee
Thank you to the Carbine Club for their ongoing support of the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee…
VPC Programme Progresses Despite Covid-19
The Vanuatu Paralympic Committee (VPC) is continuing its programs with a lot of activities in para-athletics, para-table tennis, seated volleyball and discussions underway for a renewed program in wheelchair tennis.
Australian High Commissioner Sarah Clair De Zoeten encourages para-athletes
Read more about the para sports program here…
Vanuatu Paralympic Committee amazed with turnout
A great day of competition at the 40th Independence Para Sports Championships…
Elie Enock receives new lightweight seated frame
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Paralympic athlete Elie Enock was all smiles on Monday when she received her new lightweight seated frame which has been made especially for seated throwing events….
Family support helped me to secure a spot in the 2020 Paralympic Games: Ken Kahu
“I’m happy with the support from my family, they have been there for me since day one of my preparation until I qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games”…
New Zealand High Commission to donate funding for a Seated Frame for thrower Elie Enock
New Zealand High Commission will donate funding for a Seated Frame for Vanuatu Paralympic thrower Elie Enock this Friday…
Visual Impaired joins Smash Down Barrier programme for the first time
For the first time the Visual Impaired group at Wan Smolbag Theatre joined the Smash Down Barrier programme yesterday.
Vanuatu Paralympic Committee sees postponements as a challenge and opportunity
The Vanuatu Paralympic Committee is taking all its challenges as an opportunity to grow for a positive comeback.
Vanuatu Paralympic Committee aware of Ken Kahu’s challenges
19 year old Ken Kahu from Southern Tanna has booked his spot in the 2020 Summer Paralympics Game and the challenge now would be to maintain his training programme in this COVID-19 crisis.
‘Smash Down Barrier’ programme to be taken to communities and churches
Read more here….
Covid-19: Volunteer staff leave behind a big hole in Pacific sport
Jessica Richardson first started working for the Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (VASANOC) in 2017, initially as a disability inclusion officer in the lead-up to the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila.
Vanuatu para-athletes have raised the Vanuatu flag in international competition
Once again Vanuatu para-athletes have raised the Vanuatu flag in international competition with a team of four (Ken Kahu, Elie Enock Marceline Moli and Mathias Nakat with coach Stanley Toa) competing in the Queensland Athletics Championships in Brisbane last week.
Enock brings home gold while Kahu settled for bronze medal
Our Para Athletics Athletes champions have just returned from Queensland and have once again lifted up Vanuatu on the World Sporting Stage.
Kahu New Vanuatu Sports Ambassador
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Francois Chani, has appointed a 20 year old Ken Kahu, as the new Vanuatu Sports Ambassador.
Kiwanis Melbourne Cup Ladies donate Vt300,000 to Vanuatu female Para-athletes
Kiwanis is pleased to announce a donation of Vt300,000 to the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee for activities in 2020 that will directly target female para-athletes.
Vanuatu Paralympic Committee Reaching Out to grassroot level
As we approach the last lap of 2019 before focussing on the Olympic year 2020 various sporting federations have shared their experiences this year and have set their 2020 plans.
More praises for Vanuatu Para- Athletes at World Championship
Vanuatu parathletes Ken Kahu and Elie Ennock accompanied by Vanuatu Paralympic Committee coach Odile Siro did Vanuatu proud at the World Athletics Championships in Dubai the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.
Vanuatu Paralympic Committee focusses on encouraging sustainability on future emerging para athletes
Read more here…
First World ParaVolley Course for Vanuatu A Huge Success
The Vanuatu Volleyball Federation last week hosted a two-day World ParaVolley Introductory Course in both Luganville and Port Vila.
Dare To Dream Big!
In the Children’s Day Parade 24th July 2019, Marceline Moli will proudly show off her Bronze Medal for 100 metres race at the Pacific Games in Samoa.
Tufala Para-Athlete I Winim Medal
Tufala para-athlete blong Vanuatu, Ken Kahu wetem Ellie Enock tufala I winim Silver medal blong Vanuatu blong mekem namba blong medal I go antap moa.
MOU Signed Between Table Tennis And Vanuatu Paralympic Committee
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee (VPC) and the Vanuatu Table Tennis Federation (VTTF) to progress development of opportunities for para-table tennis – especially into the provinces.
The Power of Sport to Change Lives
In Ancient Times, when victorious armies or athletes returned home riding in chariots, the streets of the ancient cities such as Rome would be lined with applauding crowds cheering and throwing garlands of flowers…
Kurt Fearnley To Visit Vanuatu
The International Paralympic credo uses such words as “inspire,” “excite” and “dream.”…
Para inclusion in National Games captures global attention
For the first time ever in the history of the staging of the National Games, the Local Organising Committee, strongly supported by Athletics Vanuatu, the Ministry of Youth Development & Sport and VASANOC, included athletes living with a disability in the National Games Athletics Program…
Vanuatu-Para Sport hemi mekem histri long Arafura Games
Vanuatu Para-sport team hemi kasem bak kantry long yestete afternun wetem Vanuatu Paralympic President,Magret Macfarlen afta we oli bin ko tekem pat long Arafura 2019 games,Darwin Australia long sait blong para-athletics.
Kahu qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Vanuatu para athlete Ken Kahu has scooped a silver medal in the Men’s Ambulant Javelin at the Arafura Games in Darwin over the weekend.
Arafura Games- Not all work and no play
Vanuatu’s para athletics team, currently in Darwin for the Arafura Games, is working very hard.
Credit Corporation sponsors Parathlete
Credit Corporation General Manager Johnny Wilson shook hands with Georges Langa yesterday at FM 107 and handed over a cheque for Vt138,000.
ASCO Motors signs MOU with Vanuatu Paralympic Committee
Robert King General Manager of ASCO Motors and Margaret Macfarlane President of the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the development of parasport in Vanuatu
Bred Bank commits Vt400,000 to Vanuatu Paralympic Committee
Bred Bank Vanuatu recently handed over a cheque of Vt400,000 to Vanuatu Paralympic Committee.
Karem faea stik- VPC undertakes provincial para sports training
Read more here…
Wan Smol Bag Para Sports Day
Wan Smol Bag in partnership with the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee (VPC) ditched the “DIS” and focused on “ABILITY” during their Para-Sports Day at Wan Smol Bag and Mele Beach last Thursday.
2 Years to Tokyo 2020
2 Years to Tokyo 2020! And our very own para-athletics athlete, Friana Kwevira, and coach, Deni Kalanga, have starred in this recent news feature segment in Japan.
We are looking forward to seeing what Friana and her fellow athletes here in Vanuatu can do over this next preparation phase to ensure they are always striving for a personal best.
MOU signed with Vanuatu Aquatics Federation
The Vanuatu Aquatics Federation and the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee certainly share similar characteristics. Both seek to support access to healthy lifestyles and sporting opportunities at a participatory and elite levels. Both are establishing new programs in Vanuatu and looking for ways to increase numbers of people involved. Now, with the MOU signed the Vanuatu Aquatics Federation will actively seek to support programs for people living with a disability...
First Ever Para Swimming Lessons
A toe in the water” is an expression meaning someone trying out something new – and maybe just a bit scary – for the first time. It’s an apt expression to describe Vanuatu’s first ever para-swimming lessons held this week by the Vanuatu Aquatics Federation (VAF) at Mele Beach. The new swimmers were drawn from Wan Smol Bag’s Rainbow Theatre group. ..
Vanuatu para coaches steal the show in Tokyo
“Everyone was just amazed by how well organized Vanuatu is for para sport. We were the only country to have a proper Board, Strategic Plan, Annual Report and Budget as well as provincial programs to encourage both coaches and parathletes!” reported Deni Kalanga, Head Coach at Ecole Central and the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee...
Making the first step; Come & Try Olympic Day a success for Para Athletes
“It was such a success, our parathletes just did not have time to try all the sports being offered at VASANOC’s ‘Come & Try’ Olympic Day,” commented Georges Langa...
MOU signed between Vanuatu Paralympic Committee and Vanuatu Athletics Federation
Following the recent success of the Melanesian Athletics Championships hosted by the newly reconstituted Vanuatu Athletics Federation (VAF), a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed with the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee (VPC)...
Yes We Can! Credit Corp donates 100,000vt to Para Sport
“Yes you can!” was one of the powerful messages delivered by the Guest Speakers at the recent Carbine Club Luncheon held to raise awareness and funds for para sport initiatives in Vanuatu. It was a challenge answered immediately at the lunch by Credit Corp’s CEO, Johnny Wilson who pledged 100,000 vatu to support outreach and awareness activities to identify and support young parathletes living in the provinces...
Don Elgin, multi Paralympic medalist, runs National Federations Capacity Building Workshop
The Sports Federations attending went away with inspiring ideas of how each sporting code might expand their programmes to offer Ni-Vanuatu living in dark corners as Georges Langa described the lack of access to sport and life opportunities to come to try parasports...
Para Coaches from around the Pacific in Port Vila - an Integrated Approach
A recent athletics coaches workshop for coaches training athletes living with an impairment saw 10 coaches from around the Pacific attending a skills building workshop funded by the Oceania Paralympics Committee and the Agitos Foundation. Agitos is the global funding agency for para-sport. The concept for the workshop was “integration”...
Para Coaches Workshop in Tanna
On Wednesday 23rd May, a group of people interested in becoming a parasports coach and a large group of young people living with an impairment attended a coaches and parathlete Talent Identification Day at Lamanu Field in Isangel...
Gleaming Medals, Gleaming Smiles
The recent Melanesian Athletics Championships held from Wednesday 9th May to Friday 11th May, coordinated by the Oceania and the Vanuatu Athletics Federations, were a resounding success for Vanuatu’s team of 9 parathletes. The lineup of gleaming medals (1 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze medals) and gleaming smiles only tell part of the story...
Bred Bank supports Santo Parathletes for Melanesian Athletics Championships
“BRED Bank encourages its customers and corporate clients to aspire, to set goals and to achieve – all of which are aims of the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee (VPC), so we are very glad to be able to support parathletes from Santo to attend a pre-competition training camp than to compete in the Melanesian Games to be held in Vila next week"...
Friana Kwevira wins Vanuatu's first Commonwealth Games Medal
A game changer for parasport in Vanuatu. In a packed Carrara Stadium, watched by 22,000 spectators and world-wide TV Radio and press, 20 year old Friana Kwevira from Ndiundui Village on West Ambae won a bronze medal in F46 Javelin, throwing 24.54 metres to win Vanuatu’s first ever Commonwealth Games medal...
A "Shoe-In" for Commonwealth Games Parathletes
“Okay girls, choose whatever you like – running shoes, casual sneakers, spikes…… It’s my donation to the Vanuatu Paralympic team!” instructed Henry Otto at his sports store “Stringer’s Sports Store” in Clayton, Melbourne last week...
Friana Kwevira medals in Australian Javelin event that places her 3rd in Commonwealth
In an amazing result, Friana Kwevira has won a bronze medal in an internally rated javelin competition in Melbourne Australia on Saturday...
Vanuatu Parathletes return with big performance improvements from GAPS Camp
If an athlete trains hard at a high level sport, has good equipment, great coaches and quite a bit of good luck, then chances are results will improve by a few seconds or a few centimetres When you see results where the improvements are measured in metres and full seconds, then you are seeing really amazing outcomes...
Vanuatu Parathletes in Commonwealth Games Training Camp
With the Commonwealth Games in Australia only a few months away, Vanuatu’s Parathletics Team has departed for a pre-Games training camp in Brisbane. Dephnny Naliupis, Marceline Moli and Friana Kweivera are accompanied by Chef d’Equip Dorian Naliupis for the three day intensive technical training to improve their skills and fitness...
Novice Parathletes do Vanuatu Paralympic Committee proud
Luganville and the Vanuatu Paralympic Committee were well represented in the Gold Coast PB Series this weekend by 3 athletes who had never previously stepped foot on a synthetic athletics track. Friana Kwevira, Peter Dick and Dephnny Naliupis competed in their first athletic competition, and were joined by 2012 Paralympian Marcel Houssimoli...
Parathletics Team
Hon Jotham Napat (MP), Minister of Infrastructure & Public Utilities, took time out of a busy Parliament Sitting schedule to meet the first Vanuatu Parathletics team to compete in the Pacific Mini Games. The Ministry of Infrastructure had supported the team by purchasing sports shoes with the Minister personally contributing funds for bus fares to ensure the team members could attend special training sessions before the Games commenced...