Papua New Guinea’s only representative in Athletics at the Olympic games, Rellie Kaputin, has touched down in Tokyo after flying out of Brisbane, Australia on Tuesday. Eleven members of her USA based team who are currently in Kansas for their summer break sent Rellie their best wishes for the Olympics upon her departure.
The athletics competition gets under way on Friday which will see Kaputin compete on Sunday 01st of August from 10:40am (PNG Time) in the qualifying round of the Women’s Long Jump event.

Front row: Isila Apkup, Leonie Beu, Poro Gahekave, Ephraim Lerkin and Esther Boram.