Weekly Niue News http://www.niuenews.nu/ [2004-09-11: list updated for new site] _______________________________________________ > We have 5 guests online > Prayer Week and Takai! > Niue residents are participating in the traditional new year > Prayer Week. The Ekalesia Niue village churches are conducting > daily services until Friday. The theme this year is Peace > Unity and Solidarity. During this week traditional takai ( > round the island) festivities also take place. Groups decorate > buses, cars and motorcycles and make the 60 km round the > island trip celebrating the new year. Meanwhile,most > government services will be returned to normal next week. > [date.gif] Monday, 03 January 2005 > SUPER LIFT FROM SIOE > > A great start to the New Year for Sioe Dawnelle Haioti ( 19) > the super-teen Niuean weightlifter whos in training at the > Oceania Weightlifting Institute in Sigatoka, Fiji. Sioe > grabbed the Oceania junior top spot on December 31 with a > record setting 120kg in the clean and jerk and 82.5kg in the > snatch (total 202.5) during the regional trial for the womens > 20 and under rep team to participate in the Olympic Youth > Festival in Sydney, January 21-22. Her incredible performance > ranked her second in the senior competition. > > Renowned coach Paul Cotta MBE, who encouraged Sioe to attend > his Oceania Weightlifting Institute for specialized training, > tips her to be in among world class women lifters this year if > she continues with the tough training regime in Fiji. > > Sioes training at the institute is being sponsored by the > Government of Niue. > > Mr Cotta told Niue News from Sigatoka, Fiji that he expects > Sioe to win a medal at the next Commonwealth Games in > Melbourne 2006. "Shes training well and in excellent shape at > 100kgs and has developed great upper body strength," he said. > "If everything goes ok shell be up there with the best in the > next Commonwealth Games," he said. > > In the January Youth Olympics the Alofi village lifter will > compete against women from Australia, New Zealand, China, > Taiwan and Englandand the message from her coach is: "expect > some surprises." > > In the future Mr Cotta said winning at the Commonwealth Games > would be the major goal for Sioe. "Wouldnt it be great to have > a woman from a tiny country like Niue out in front of the best > of them," he said. > > After competing in Sydney this month Sioe returns home until > the end of March when she then returns to the Fiji training > camp. > > Last Updated ( Monday, 03 January 2005 ) > 20414 Visitors
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