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Papua New Guinea secure spot in Olympic football play-off with fourth consecutive Pacific Games gold medal

By Liam Morgan at the Main Press Centre in Port Moresby

Host nation Papua New Guinea booked their spot in the Rio 2016 Olympic qualification football play-off against New Zealand by successfully defending their Pacific Games gold medal as Marie Kaipu’s first-half strike was enough to give them a scrappy 1-0 victory over New Caledonia at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium today.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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When it comes to weightlifting, Africa is very much a continent divided with countries like Egypt and Tunisia enjoying state-of-the-art facilities and public funding, while others like Zambia struggle for even the basics like specialist shoes. Brian Oliver spoke to several countries at the African Weightlifting Championships in Tunis and heard about their battle to help develop the sport