Category: Sports
A Caledonian 42nd in the Sydney-Hobart race
This Saturday, December 30, at 2:19 pm, Eye Candy crossed the finish line in Hobart Bay, Australia. The yacht owned by Caledonian Thierry Leseigneur finished 42nd (in real time) in the Rolex Sydney-Hobart 2023. There were 86...
Read MoreNew Caledonia wins the Solomon Islands Pacific Games
New Caledonians once again shone at the Pacific Games held from November 19 to December 2, 2023. They finished top of the table with 197 medals, including 82 gold. This is better than in 2019, in Apia, where they won 182 medals,...
Read MoreKite surfer attacked by shark
The attack took place in Arue on Sunday May 28. After New Caledonia, Polynesia… A young woman kite-surfing on the Arue lake “was bitten quite seriously on the buttock by a shark at around 2:35 pm”. The...
Read MoreA Wallisian woman becomes world judo vice-champion
On Saturday 13 May, Julia Tolofua, 25 years old, became vice world judo champion in the over 78 kg category. The competition was held in Doha. The judoka, from Wallis and Futuna, lost her fight against the Japanese Akira Sone,...
Read MoreNew shark attack in Noumea
This is the second attack in a week The attack occurred at 6:30 pm on Saturday 4 February, in the bay of Anse-Vata. At around 6.30pm, a person was attacked while practising wing-foil in the bay of Anse-Vata. The victim was not...
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Rugby: the Pacific is a reservoir for France
Two Caledonian players from Wallis and Futuna have won the Six Nations tournament with the French...
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