Team Samoa competed in the Oceania Athletics with Two of our Athletes competed in the Oceania Masters Athletics Cup that’s been held in Tonga this week.
Team Samoa, Darren Young and Aunese Curreen competed in Oceania Masters Cup as Any athlete over the age of 30 is invited to compete in the Oceania Athletics Masters Cup, with 5-year age categories from 30 plus.
Darren Young and Aunese Curreen competed in each of their respective events as both came away with remarkable results as both athletes won Gold medals in their respective age groups.
Aunese Curreen
400m – 2nd. Time 1:07
800m – 3rd. Time 2:38
200m – 2nd. Time 27 sec 24
Javelin – 5th. Distance 33.49m
High Jump – 2nd. Height 1.35m
Aunese also won the gold medal for his age group (40 to 44) in each of his events.
Darren Young
5000m – 4th. Time 23:26
800m – 4th. Time 2:47
1500m – 4th. Time 5:55
Darren also won the gold medal for his age group (55 to 59) in each of his events.
Here are some background of Aunese Curreen and Darren Young.
Aunese Curreen – 3x gold medals in the 2007 Pacific Games, 5x gold medals in the Oceania Championships in 2006 and 2008. First Pacific Islander to break the 4minute mile. He qualified to represent Samoa at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China where he set his Personal best and Samoa National Record in the 800m. This is his first time “coming back” to competition since the 2019 Pacific Games.
Darren Young – Represented Samoa at the 2007 Pacific Games in the Half marathon and the cross country event. Switched to triathlon and was on the team in 2019 that won the Bronze medal. Represented Samoa in triathlon at the 2023 Pacific Games and then the 2025 Mini Games in Palau. Represented Samoa at the 2024 Ironman World Champs in Kona, and the 2025 Age Group Triathlon World Champs in Wollongong. Is the current highest ranked Samoan male triathlete in the Pacific, the only male triathlete to be in the top 10 at a PG.
Current record holder of the national record for half marathon. This is Darrens second time repping Samoa at an Oceania Athletics Masters. Last year in Fiji, he earned six medals, competing in the 5km, 8km cross country, half marathon, 1500m and the high jump.
Oceania Masters Athletics (OMA) is the regional body for masters athletics in the Oceania region, affiliated with World Masters Athletics (WMA). It organise biennial championship competitions for athletes aged 30 and older, promoting a range of track and field, cross country, and road running events. Competitors are grouped into five-year age brackets to ensure fair competition.
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