Report From Beijing . Report No.3

Written by Janita Adams
Thursday, 07 August 2008
Head of State meets up with the Secretary Generasl of SASNOC, Tuala Niko Palamo 800m runner Aunese Curreen arrived first thing this morning completing Team Samoa for the 2008 Olympics. Janita and Serafina Team Samoa Apartment One day to go before the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics... Thursday 7th August Talofa lava Samoa Farani underwent a nice light cardio training session this morning. His coach attended the first of their technical meetings this afternoon, and tomorrow will be the final weigh-in and draw for his first fight on the 9th of August. Coach Seve Chan Chui commented that Farani can’t wait to get into that ring, and that he is ready for his fight. Mua’asa again enjoyed a successful day of training and is resting up in preparation for tomorrow. Ele also continued on with her training and is continuing to perform well. Coach Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork attended the first of two technical meetings for the Weightlifting Competition this afternoon. Over the past few days Rudolf has had some very good training sessions as he adapts to his kayak and the weather conditions. His coach has been taking video footage of his training sessions for analysis, which will greatly assist him in the next week leading up to his races. “Rudolf is confident and he never stops trying to improve. He is a focused, determined athlete bent on perfection”, his coach David Yung commented. Serafina went out to the throwing field this morning for training and underwent her regular strength and endurance session this afternoon. She is adapting to the high temperatures and enjoying the excellent facilities provided here in Beijing. Secretary General, Tuala Niko Palamo & 800m runner Aunese Curreen arrived first thing this morning completing Team Samoa for the 2008 Olympics. At 12pm Team Samoa had their Official Team Welcome Ceremony with five other countries. When it came time for Samoa’s welcome, Chef de Mission, Seb Kohlhase proudly walked the red carpet and greeted the village mayor before the entire audience stood to witness the raising of the Samoan flag and playing of the National Anthem which the team sang proudly. Following the National Anthem Mr. Kohlhase was presented with a gift from the Village Mayor, and in return Mr. Kohlhase presented her with two beautifully crafted tanoa bowls. The team were honoured and that His Excellency, , the Head of State Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, Masiofo and the Honourable Minister of Sports, Toomata Poese Alapati Toomata attended this memorable occasion and took the time to greet each team member at the conclusion of the ceremony. Tomorrow morning will be training as normal for each of our athletes, and from 11am-1pm, Team Samoa will be at the Oceania Welcome Ceremony where the flag bearer for each Oceania Country will be announced. Gifts will be given to each competing athlete, and this will be a great opportunity for the athletes to interact with each other. Between 6pm and 7:40pm all the teams will leave the village by bus for the Opening Ceremony which will be from 8pm – 10:30pm. So make sure that you look out for us at the Opening Ceremony and remember that when we are waving, we are waving at you, our country SAMOA!!! We will be the 166th country marching into the stadium as the order is determined by the Chinese alphabet. For now, Team Samoa is enjoying an early night in preparation for a very exciting and action packed day tomorrow... Stay tuned! Tofa soifua! Janita Adams Comments (1) Subscribe to this comment's feed All the best written by makayo, August 08, 2008 Will be watching for sure....manua lava outou taumafaiga... Write comment Name Email Title Comment

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