Category: Sports
A Caledonian 42nd in the Sydney-Hobart race
by Ted Wood | Dec 31, 2023 | Area, In Short, New Caledonia, Sports
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 MoreKite surfer attacked by shark
by Ted Wood | May 30, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, French Polynesia, Sports
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
by Ted Wood | May 14, 2023 | Area, Sports, Wallis and Futuna
On Saturday 13 May, Julia Tolofua, 25 years old, became vice world judo champion in the over 78 kg...
Read MoreNew shark attack in Noumea
by Ted Wood | Feb 4, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Sports
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...
Read MoreFootball: a Caledonian at the top of France
by Ted Wood | May 8, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Sports
New Caledonia is at the top of the French football world on 7 May 2022. The Nantes football club...
Read MoreRugby: the Pacific is a reservoir for France
by Ted Wood | Mar 22, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Sports, Wallis and Futuna
Two Caledonian players from Wallis and Futuna have won the Six Nations tournament with the French...
Read More- Three new radars for Météo France
The French government is to provide 70% of the funding for the renewal of three observation radars. The three new radars cost 13 million Australian dollars. These installations should improve the accuracy of weather forecasts.