The ticketing row which overshadowed the Port Moresby 2015 Closing Ceremony, leaving hundreds of spectators outside the Sir John Guise Stadium, was caused by a fans without tickets trying to gain access, as well as a larger number of VIPs turning up for the event than anticipated it has been claimed. 

“Ticketing is a new concept in Papua New Guinea which caused us some challenges but largely we feel

and ticketing were two big challenges as this type of project had never really been done in Papua New

any multi-sport event there were challenges but by and large it was a fantastic success.”Hosts Papua New

Caledonia.Related storiesJuly 2015: Australia and New Zealand participation in 2015 Pacific Games

nbsp;Spectacular Port Moresby 2015 Closing Ceremony marred by row over ticketsJuly 2015: Papua New

Games Council (PGC) executive director Andrew Minogue has hailed the participation of Australia and New

Zealand at at the 15th edition of the event, which finished here yesterday.

Australian contingent was made up of 43 athletes and took home a total of 47 medals, including 19 gold.New Zealand

Zealand have added to the competition and the quality of the competition,” Minogue said.

“From what I’ve heard Papua New Guinea has taken to the Pacific Games to a new level.

Caledonia monopolise squash medals on day 12 of Port Moresby 2015July 2015: New Zealand thrown

Zealand football team's criticism of Port Moresby 2015 VillageJuly 2015: New Zealand weightlifter

China's Tao Zheng broke his own three-year-old world record to win the gold medal in the men’s S6 100 metres at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow.

Ukraine claimed bronze.Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand retained her S10 100m freestyle crown in thrilling

the S8 100m backstroke, edging her rival to the title in 1:17.93.In the closest race of the night, New

American Michael Johnson will be part of a new Values Commission created to help ensures young athletes

Coe will pledged to create the new body to help support and guide athletes, particularly teenagers,

IAAF family, and to instil appropriate values early in an athlete’s career.A significant role of the new

several Olympic champions led by Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie and Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva, along with New

outside the sport.”Coe has released a IAAF Values Commission terms of reference.pdf laying out how the new

campaign filmJuly 2015: Exclusive: New Zealand promise to vote for Coe to become next IAAF PresidentJuly

With the curtain having come down on Port Moresby 2015 in Papua New Guinea’s capital, I sit here in

Talk in the build-up was heavily focused on the participation of Australia and New Zealand for the first

considered to have set unparalleled standards, Port Moresby has strived to take Pacific sport to a new

In answer to his own question, “can Papua New Guinea host a future edition of the Commonwealth Games?

we’ve seen during Port Moresby 2015, there are definitely a number of reasons to believe that Papua New

Papua New Guinea's sporting ambitions extend way beyond Port Moresby 2015 ©Port Moresby 2015Maybe in

Britain's Ellie Simmonds bounced back from her shock S6 400 metres defeat earlier in the week by storming to gold in the women's SM6 200m individual medley in a world record time at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow.

ensure she retained a title she has held since 2006.Paralympic and world champion Sophie Pascoe of New

Zealand narrowly missed out on a world record in the S10 100m butterfly but was still able to take

Azam Media is to cover the Rio 2016 Olympics in Tanzania, after agreeing a deal for free-to-air transmission rights with Infront Sports & Media, the Chinese-controlled sports marketing company.

since then, except for Montreal 1976 when the African countries boycotted the event in protest at a New

Zealand rugby tour to South Africa, who were banned by the IOC at the time because of its apartheid

Australia’s men’s taekwondo team followed in the footsteps of their female counterparts as they produced a dominant display to claim five of the eight gold medals available at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre on the penultimate day of Port Moresby 2015 action.

©Port Moresby 2015Australia's Thomas Auger comfortably won his under 63kg match, overcoming Papua New

attention for an injury to his left knee, was followed onto the podium by Tahiti’s Manu Huuatua and New

Zealand on golden points in the under 80kg class, as Guam’s Alexander Allen and Tahiti’s Teava Mu shared

Papua New Guinea's Abigail Tere-Apisah has won gold in all four of the events in which she competed at

star Abigail Tere-Apisah secured her fourth gold medal of these Games after beating New Caledonia’s

Defending champions New Caledonia secured their third consecutive men’s football Pacific Games gold

Tahiti’s Tevaimoana Meslien was given a straight red card for an attempted headbutt on Ouka, with the New

point-blank effort from Joseph Athale.Captain Alwin Komolong's injury-time header gave hosts Papua New

The New Caledonia player picked himself up and converted from the penalty-spot to effectively clinch

“This is huge for men’s football,” Papua New Guinea coach Ricki Herbert, who had coached New Zealand

“It’s not just one game, it’s the start of a new era.”Related storiesJuly 2015: Papua New Guinea secure

women’s taekwondo Pacific Games gold medals at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre today, while New

by claiming the under 49 kilograms title, beating home favourite Rahab Loi, while Lindsay Gavin of New

to seal the under 53kg crown with victory over Alison Deane of Tahiti, with Theresa Tona of Papua New

Guinea and Doriane Gohe of New Caledonia, claiming third.Her victory was the first of two for the Marton

family as sister Carmen then sealed gold in the under 62kg weight class, beating Rhiannon O’Neill of New

Zealand 13-0.Horue Taufa of Tahiti secured third spot.The final Australian triumph came thanks to Nicole

Port Moresby Governor Powes Parkop today called for the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) to

nation was “ready” to become the first Pacific island to host the Commonwealth Games, as he feels Papua New

Guinea "could and should bid” for the 2026 event.Along with 16 other Oceania nations, Papua New Guinea

“We would all like to see Papua New Guinea participate in the Asian Games,” Parkop said here.

“Papua New Guinea must look at the bigger picture and we should bid to become part of the Asian Games

Zealand three.The 2022 version, meanwhile, seems certain to be awarded to an African country for the

Host nation Papua New Guinea booked their spot in the Rio 2016 Olympic qualification football play-off

against New Zealand by successfully defending their Pacific Games gold medal as Marie Kaipu’s first-half

strike was enough to give them a scrappy 1-0 victory over New Caledonia at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium

a gold medal contest that will not live long in the memory, Kaipu capitalised on a costly error by New

match but were unable to find an answer as they suffered a second consecutive final defeat to Papua New

the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium has seen at these Games, with desolation evident on the faces of the New

again.The game’s crucial moment came after 21 minutes when Pouidja could only parry a weak Papua New

beating Samoa 2-0 in the bronze medal match ©Port Moresby 2015Chances were then few and far between as New

All Blacks Sevens have become the latest New Zealand sports team embroiled in controversy over eligibility

Fekitoa moved to New Zealand on a rugby scholarship in 2009 from his native Ha'apai, an island group

 A New Zealand Olympic Committee spokeswoman has confirmed that athletes listed for Olympic selection

must provide a declaration that they are a New Zealand citizen with the deadline for submissions being

New Zealand Rugby declined to comment when contacted by insidethegames.Last year, Association of

as Olympic row rumbles onJuly 2015: FIFA "will not intervene" in New Zealand Olympics rowJuly 2015

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has announced the appointment of leading New Zealand solicitor

Chen to advise its Disciplinary Committee on any appeals process in relation to the decision to expel New

Zealand from the Pacific Games Olympic qualifying tournament here for allegedly fielding an ineligible

New Zealand were expelled from the Pacific Games Olympic qualifying tournament for allegedly fielding

They [New Zealand Football] have all the rights to go through it [the appeal process] but as far we

know we are qualified...and we are there - we are going to Rio," he told Radio New Zealand."

Zealand to show the player is eligible to play for New Zealand."

qualification expulsion "really embarrassing" admits New Zealand Football chief executiveJuly 2015:&

FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has announced it will not intervene in the controversy which saw New Zealand

Following a 2-0 semi-final win against Vanuatu on Friday (July 10), New Zealand's opponents protested

Any possible appeal lodged by the New Zealand Football Association will have to be in line with the

Deklan Wynne was deemed ineligible to play for New Zealand in the Pacific Games Olympic qualifying tournament

born in the country and does not have a New Zealand parent or grandparent, would have to have lived

Zealand Football chief executiveJuly 2015: New Zealand Football to lodge appeal over expulsion from