Australia is going to establish an elite sports training initiative to assist selected Fiji athletes to prepare in Australia for their major international events.
This has been revealed by Australian Foreign Minister and Minister for Women Marise Payne.
Payne says they want to see the nationwide elation at the Fiji Sevens’ gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics repeated across sports and across communities.
She adds that the first ever Rugby League Prime Minister’s XIII men’s and women’s matches will be played in Suva later this year.
She acknowledge the leadership of the National Rugby League in
Australia in bringing that about – and the leadership of our two governments in supporting it.
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