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| − | * Fiji beat South Africa 33-26 to win IRB World Sevens tournament in Tokyo on 23 March 2014. | + | * Fiji beat South Africa 33-26 to win IRB World Sevens tournament in Tokyo on 23 March 2014. |
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| + | * Fiji and New Zealand signed a partnership statement on 29 March 2022 that will see the two countries work more closely together in areas such as security, protecting shared interests and economic resilience.<ref>https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/media-and-resources/new-zealand-fiji-statement-of-partnership-2022-2025</ref> | ||
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| − | * Eileen Cikamatana of Fiji won Weightlifting gold in Women's 90kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. | + | * Eileen Cikamatana of Fiji won Weightlifting gold in Women's 90kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. |
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| + | * The United Nations awarded one fallen peacekeeper from Fiji posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal on 27 May 2021.<ref>https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/articlefile/dag_hammarskjold_medal_recipients-2021.pdf</ref> | ||
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| + | * Fiji was crowed champions of the World Rugby Seven Series on 2 June 2019, after wining the Paris Cup final 35-24 over New Zealand.<ref>https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/427722</ref> | ||
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| − | * Fiji's flag carrier airline Air Pacific on 24 June 2013 announced a ban on the carriage of shark fins and shark-related products sourced from unsustainable and unverified sources. In future, the airline will only accept shipments of such products from sustainable sources - where individual shark species are not threatened - and will work with stakeholders to institute an independently verifiable process to achieve this. | + | * Fiji's flag carrier airline Air Pacific on 24 June 2013 announced a ban on the carriage of shark fins and shark-related products sourced from unsustainable and unverified sources. In future, the airline will only accept shipments of such products from sustainable sources - where individual shark species are not threatened - and will work with stakeholders to institute an independently verifiable process to achieve this. |
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| − | * Fiji claimed gold in both men’s and women’s hockey at the 2015 Pacific Games. Fiji women and men beat Papua New Guinea 9-4 and Vanuatu 15-1 respectively. | + | * Fiji claimed gold in both men’s and women’s hockey at the 2015 Pacific Games. Fiji women and men beat Papua New Guinea 9-4 and Vanuatu 15-1 respectively. |
| − | * Fijian women beat Papua New Guinea to claim gold at the 2015 Pacific Games netball final at the PNG Power Dome. | + | * Fijian women beat Papua New Guinea to claim gold at the 2015 Pacific Games netball final at the PNG Power Dome. |
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| + | * Fiji won the rugby gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics by beating New Zealand 27-12 in the final on 28 July 2021.<ref>https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/noc-medalist-by-sport-fiji.htm</ref> | ||
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| + | * IT Galax Solutions Pte Ltd from Fiji was named as one of five winning teams at the Pacific Islands Fintech Innovation Challenge in Singapore on 29 July 2022.<ref>https://www.uncdf.org/article/7888/the-pacific-islands-fintech-challenge-winners-announced</ref> | ||
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| − | * Fiji won their first ever Olympic medal beating Great Britain 43-7 in men's rugby sevens for gold at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. | + | * Fiji won their first ever Olympic medal beating Great Britain 43-7 in men's rugby sevens for gold at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. |
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| + | * Tourism Fiji was named as the Oceania’s Leading Tourist Board at the 2023 World Travel Awards held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. | ||
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| + | * Fiji overwhelmed Japan from a 10-10 halftime deadlock to win an energetic Pacific Nations Cup rugby final 41-17 at Hanazono Stadium on 21 September 2024. | ||
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| − | * Fijian rugby team defeated Samoa 31-24 in final of the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens to win round one of the HSBC Sevens World Series and take an early lead in the race for Olympic qualification. | + | * Fijian rugby team defeated Samoa 31-24 in final of the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens to win round one of the HSBC Sevens World Series and take an early lead in the race for Olympic qualification. |
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| − | * A study by polling organization WIN/Gallup surveying people in 65 countries has found Fiji is the happiest nation, with 93% of residents expressing contentment, as revealed on 30 December 2014. | + | * A study by polling organization WIN/Gallup surveying people in 65 countries has found Fiji is the happiest nation, with 93% of residents expressing contentment, as revealed on 30 December 2014. |
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| Republic of the Fiji Islands |
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| Location Oceania |
| Capital Suva |
| Area 18,274 sq km |
| Population 926,276 |
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References
- ↑ http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/fiji_e.htm
- ↑ http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f10a798540c235ff87d5c474b&id=3b13d0b2ea
- ↑ https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/media-and-resources/new-zealand-fiji-statement-of-partnership-2022-2025
- ↑ http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2014/jb_mr_140331d.aspx
- ↑ https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/articlefile/dag_hammarskjold_medal_recipients-2021.pdf
- ↑ http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ded8060c-ffa7-4972-82f3-124cf15324d6/language/en-US/Default.aspx
- ↑ https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/427722
- ↑ http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45153
- ↑ http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54215
- ↑ http://www.equatorinitiative.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=684&Itemid=702
- ↑ https://www.queensyoungleaders.com/winners2015/
- ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1045
- ↑ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/noc-medalist-by-sport-fiji.htm
- ↑ https://www.uncdf.org/article/7888/the-pacific-islands-fintech-challenge-winners-announced
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19044970
- ↑ http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-high-jump-f42/index.html
- ↑ http://www.ipu.org/press-e/pressrelease201510181.htm
- ↑ http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2014/jb_mr_141031.aspx
- ↑ http://www.adb.org/news/adb-project-fiji-among-those-first-financed-green-climate-fund
- ↑ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2013-12-11/content_10788576.html
