Athlete Achievement
Elijah Poila Breaks Shot Put National Record at Oceania Championships
Senior Men thrower Elijah Poila launched the shot put out to 14.39m at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, breaking the Cook Islands national record. Poila, who also holds the U20 discus record of 45.85m, went on to win four events — shot put, discus, javelin and hammer — at the 2026 Cook Islands National Athletics Championships, with a season's best shot put of 14.92m.