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{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name = XIV Oceania Athletics Championships
|Logo =  Logo of the 2014 Oceania Athletics Championships.png
|Size =  240px
|Colour = #E0ECF8
|Optional caption = 
|Host city = [[Avarua]], [[Rarotonga]], [[Cook Islands]] {{flagicon|Cook Islands}}
|Dates = June 24–26
|Stadium = [[National Stadium (Cook Islands)|BCI Stadium]]
|Nations participating =  21
|Athletes participating =  155
|Events = 39 (19 men, 19 women, 1 mixed)
|Records set = 
|Level = Senior
|Previous = [[2013 Oceania Athletics Championships|2013 Papeete]]
|Next = [[2015 Oceania Athletics Championships|2015 Cairns]]
}}

The '''2014 [[Oceania Athletics Championships]]''' were held at the [[National Stadium (Cook Islands)|BCI Stadium]] in [[Avarua]], [[Rarotonga]], [[Cook Islands]], between June 24–26, 2014.  The event was held jointly with the [[2014 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships]], and there were also exhibition events for masters, and athletes with a disability (parasports).<ref name=oaa_01>{{ Citation
 |title        = Oceania Athletics Championships - Rarotonga 2014 - Competition Manual
 |url          = http://www.athletics-oceania.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Competitions/2014/Oceania_Champs/Rarotonga_2014_Competition_Manual_-_Draft_10_June_2014.pdf
 |publisher    = [[Oceania Athletics Association|OAA]]
 |accessdate   = July 1, 2014
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714195439/http://www.athletics-oceania.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Competitions/2014/Oceania_Champs/Rarotonga_2014_Competition_Manual_-_Draft_10_June_2014.pdf
 |archive-date = 2014-07-14
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>  Detailed reports on a day by day basis were given.<ref name=oaa_03>
{{ Citation 
| last = 
| first = 
| date = 27 June 2014
| title = Oceania Athletics Championships - Rarotonga, Cook Islands Day One Competition – Tuesday 24th June, 2014 
| url = http://www.athletics-oceania.com/index.php?id=18&tx_ttnews&#91;tt_news&#93;=2460&tx_ttnews&#91;backPid&#93;=10&cHash=74ccde5344
| publisher = [[Oceania Athletics Association|OAA]]
| pages = 
| language = 
| accessdate = July 1, 2014
}}
</ref><ref name=oaa_04>
{{ Citation 
| last = 
| first = 
| date = 27 June 2014
| title = Oceania Athletics Championships - Rarotonga, Cook Islands Day Two Competition – Wednesday 25th June, 2014
| url = http://www.athletics-oceania.com/index.php?id=18&tx_ttnews&#91;tt_news&#93;=2459&tx_ttnews&#91;backPid&#93;=10&cHash=fec7dae127
| publisher = [[Oceania Athletics Association|OAA]]
| pages = 
| language = 
| accessdate = July 1, 2014
}}
</ref><ref name=oaa_05>
{{ Citation 
| last = 
| first = 
| date = 1 July 2014
| title = Oceania Athletics Championships - Rarotonga, Cook Islands Day Three Competition – Thursday 26th June, 2014
| url = http://www.athletics-oceania.com/index.php?id=18&tx_ttnews&#91;tt_news&#93;=2461&tx_ttnews&#91;backPid&#93;=10&cHash=a9050bd8f4
| publisher = [[Oceania Athletics Association|OAA]]
| pages = 
| language = 
| accessdate = July 1, 2014
}}
</ref>

In the senior category, a total of 39 events were contested, 19 by men, 19 by women and 1 mixed medley relay.

==Medal summary==
Complete results can be found on the [[Oceania Athletics Association]] webpage.<ref name=oaa_02>
{{ Citation
 |title=Oceania Athletics Championships - Rarotonga 2014 - Results 
 |url=http://www.athletics-oceania.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Competitions/2014/Oceania_Champs/Results/oaa_championships_rarotonga_24_26_june_2014_full_results.pdf 
 |publisher=[[Oceania Athletics Association|OAA]] 
 |accessdate=July 1, 2014 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215624/http://www.athletics-oceania.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Competitions/2014/Oceania_Champs/Results/oaa_championships_rarotonga_24_26_june_2014_full_results.pdf 
 |archivedate=July 14, 2014 
}}
</ref>

===Men===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|fontsize=95}}
|-
|[[100 metres]] <small>(wind: -0.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Banuve Tabakaucoro]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|FIJ}} || 10.30 '''CR'''
|align=left | [[Kupun Wisil]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 10.80
|align=left | [[Eddie Herene Magele]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SAM}} || 10.85
|-
|[[200 metres]] <small>(wind: +2.3&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Nelson Stone]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 21.24 '''w'''
|align=left | [[Theo Piniau]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 21.79 '''w'''
|align=left | [[David Elliott (athlete)|David Elliott]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 22.52 '''w'''
|-
|[[400 metres]]
|align=left | [[Theo Piniau]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 48.89
|align=left | [[Siologa Viliamu]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SAM}} || 49.93
|align=left | [[Leigh Bennett]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 50.41
|-
|[[800 metres]]
|align=left | [[Tom Fawthorpe]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 1:51.23
|align=left | [[Kaminiel Matlaun]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 1:52.81
|align=left | [[Epeli Batisila]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|FIJ}} || 1:54.66
|-
|[[1500 metres]]
|align=left | [[Tom Fawthorpe]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 3:54.55
|align=left | [[Napu Castro]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|GUM}} || 4:21.13
|align=left | [[Thomas Briggs (athlete)|Thomas Briggs]] <br/ > {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}/{{flagicon|Queensland}} [[Northern Australia|North Australia]] || 4:22.68
|-
|[[5000 metres]]
|align=left | [[Hamish MacDonald (athlete, born 1981)|Hamish MacDonald]] <br/ > {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}/{{flagicon|Queensland}} [[Northern Australia|North Australia]] || 15:55.88
|align=left | [[Scott Mitchell (athlete)|Scott Mitchell]] <br/ > {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}/{{flagicon|Queensland}} [[Northern Australia|North Australia]] || 16:27.89
|align=left | [[Jesen Kelep]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|MHL}} || 20:47.14
|-
|[[10000 metres]]
|align=left | [[Hamish MacDonald (athlete, born 1981)|Hamish MacDonald]] <br/ > {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}/{{flagicon|Queensland}} [[Northern Australia|North Australia]] || 33:22.40
|align=left | [[Roland Neurerer]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|COK}} || 39:16.87
| || 
|-
|[[110 metres hurdles]] <small>(wind: -2.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Wala Gime]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 14.80
|align=left | [[Tyler Heron]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 15.47
| || 
|-
|[[400 metres hurdles]]
|align=left | [[Leigh Bennett]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 52.52
|align=left | [[Wala Gime]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 53.47
|align=left | [[Siologa Viliamu]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SAM}} || 57.83
|-
|[[High Jump]]
|align=left | [[Jason Strano]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 2.00m
|align=left | [[James Jeffery (athlete)|James Jeffery]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 1.94m
|align=left | [[Peniel Richard]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 1.87m
|-
|[[Long Jump]]
|align=left | [[Tim McGuire (athlete)|Tim McGuire]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 7.58m '''w''' <small>(wind: +2.4&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Dausoko Waisale]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|FIJ}} || 7.22m <small>(wind: +1.4&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Brandon Clark (athlete)|Brandon Clark]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 6.95m '''w''' <small>(wind: +3.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|[[Triple Jump]]
|align=left | [[Eugene Vollmer]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|FIJ}} || 15.60m '''w''' <small>(wind: +2.3&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Tim McGuire (athlete)|Tim McGuire]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 14.99m <small>(wind: +1.8&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Patrick Hou]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 13.90m '''w''' <small>(wind: +2.9&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|[[Shot Put]]
|align=left | [[Jacko Gill]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 20.70m '''CR'''
|align=left | [[Emanuele Tusitatino]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SAM}} || 18.49m
|align=left | [[Dale Pritchard]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 16.07m
|-
|[[Discus Throw]]
|align=left | [[Dale Pritchard]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 47.76m
|align=left | [[Emanuele Tusitatino]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SAM}} || 41.77m
|align=left | [[Brody James]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 40.68m
|-
|[[Hammer Throw]]
|align=left | [[Emanuele Tusitatino]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SAM}} || 45.33m
|align=left | [[Dale Pritchard]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 35.98m
|align=left | [[Shaka Sola]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SAM}} || 34.23m
|-
|[[Javelin Throw]]
|align=left | [[Leslie Copeland (athlete)|Leslie Copeland]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|FIJ}} || 70.66m
|align=left | [[John Crandell]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 64.51m
| || 
|-
|[[Octathlon]]
|align=left | [[Viliami Siale]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|TGA}} || 4852
|align=left | [[Cletus Mosi]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 4579
|align=left | [[Robson Yinambe]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 4280
|-
|[[4 x 100 metres relay]]
|{{FIJ}} <br>[[Eugene Vollmer]]<br>[[Apolosi Ratumudu]]<br>[[Lepani Naivalu]]<br>[[Banuve Tabakaucoro]] || 41.61
|{{PNG}} <br>[[Ruwan Gunasinghe]]<br>[[Wala Gime]]<br>[[Junior Saio Avefa]]<br>[[Kupun Wisil]] || 42.18
|{{TGA}} <br>[[Li'ekina Kaufusi]]<br>[[Peauope Suli Fifita]]<br>[[Siueni Filimone]]<br>[[Heamatangi Tuivai]] || 42.35
|-
|[[4 x 400 metres relay]]
|{{PNG}} <br>[[Kaminiel Matlaun]]<br>[[Wala Gime]]<br>[[Peniel Joshua]]<br>[[Theo Piniau]] || 3:16.72
|{{FIJ}} <br>[[Banuve Tabakaucoro]]<br>[[Epeli Batisila]]<br>[[Apolosi Ratumudu]]<br>[[Batinisavu Uluiyata]] || 3:19.13
|{{VAN}} <br>[[Bernard Kapalu]]<br>[[Paul Wilson Nalau]]<br>[[Dicky Terry Mael]]<br>[[George Molisingi]] || 3:34.61
|}

===Women===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|fontsize=95}}
|-
|[[100 metres]] <small>(wind: +0.7&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Toea Wisil]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 11.57 '''CR'''
|align=left | [[Younis Bese]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|FIJ}} || 12.24
|align=left | [[Patricia Taea]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|COK}} || 12.34
|-
|[[200 metres]] <small>(wind: +2.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Younis Bese]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|FIJ}} || 25.04 '''w'''
|align=left | [[Alexandra Bartholomew]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 25.16 '''w'''
|align=left | [[Kayla Montagner]] <br/ > {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}/{{flagicon|Queensland}} [[Northern Australia|North Australia]] || 25.60 '''w'''
|-
|[[400 metres]]
|align=left | [[Alexandra Bartholomew]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 55.56
|align=left | [[Alicia Keir]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 55.84
|align=left | [[Donna Koniel]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 56.57
|-
|[[800 metres]]
|align=left | [[Alicia Keir]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 2:16.10
|align=left | [[Donna Koniel]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 2:18.52
| || 
|-
|[[5000 metres]]
|align=left | [[Sharon Firisua]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SOL}} || 18:59.07
|align=left | [[Elodie Mevel]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PYF}} || 19:38.21
|align=left | [[Louise Michelle Wittwer]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|COK}} || 27:28.42
|-
|[[10000 metres]]
|align=left | [[Sharon Firisua]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SOL}} || 39:06.25 '''CR'''
|align=left | [[Elodie Mevel]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PYF}} || 40:21.00
| || 
|-
|[[3000 metres steeplechase]]
|align=left | [[Nikki Hiscock]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 11:56.02
|align=left | [[Cassie Dege]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 12:09.87
| || 
|-
|[[100 metres hurdles]] <small>(wind: -2.6&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Sharon Kwarula]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 14.43
|align=left | [[Kimberley Watton]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 14.54
|align=left | [[Helen Philemon]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 15.81
|-
|[[400 metres hurdles]]
|align=left | [[Sharon Kwarula]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 59.82
|align=left | [[Lauren McAdam]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 61.95
|align=left | [[Donna Koniel]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 62.06
|-
|[[High Jump]]
|align=left | [[Anna Staib]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 1.63m
|align=left | [[Rellie Kaputin]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 1.57m
|align=left | [[Mihiatea Gooding]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PYF}} || 1.54m
|-
|[[Long Jump]]
|align=left | [[Catherine Hannell]] <br/ > {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}/{{flagicon|Queensland}} [[Northern Australia|North Australia]] || 5.58m '''w''' <small>(wind: +4.5&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Rellie Kaputin]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 5.56m '''w''' <small>(wind: +3.3&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Helen Philemon]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 5.32m '''w''' <small>(wind: +4.1&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|[[Triple Jump]]
|align=left | [[Anna Thomson (athlete)|Anna Thomson]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 11.81m <small>(wind: +0.0&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Atipa Mabonga]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 11.38m <small>(wind: +0.0&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|align=left | [[Rellie Kaputin]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 11.35m <small>(wind: +1.3&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|[[Shot Put]]
|align=left | [[ʻAta Maama Tuutafaiva]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|TGA}} || 13.64m
|align=left | [[Rebecca Direen]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 12.91m
|align=left | [[Brianna Bortolanza]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 12.19m
|-
|[[Discus Throw]]
|align=left | [[Ariana Blackwood]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 41.44m
|align=left | [[Atanasia Takosi]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|NCL}} || 40.07m
|align=left | [[Kasandra Vegas]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SAM}} || 36.27m
|-
|[[Hammer Throw]]
|align=left | [[Jacinta Faint]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 49.00m
|align=left | [[Rebecca Direen]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 48.97m
|align=left | [[Kasandra Vegas]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|SAM}} || 46.74m
|-
|[[Javelin Throw]]
|align=left | [[Eunice Steven]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 34.96m
|align=left | [[Samantha Lockington]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|COK}} || 34.09m
| || 
|-
|[[Heptathlon]]
|align=left | [[Elana Withnall]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 4329
|align=left | [[Eunice Steven]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|PNG}} || 4203
|align=left | [[Ariana Blackwood]] <br/ > {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 3586
|-
|[[4 x 100 metres relay]]
|{{PNG}} <br>[[Helen Philemon]]<br>[[Toea Wisil]]<br>[[Donna Koniel]]<br>[[Sharon Kwarula]] || 47.88
|{{AUS}} <br>[[Kimberley Watton]]<br>[[Alexandra Bartholomew]]<br>[[Alicia Keir]]<br>[[Elana Withnall]] || 48.98
|{{flagicon|Northern Territory}}/{{flagicon|Queensland}} [[Northern Australia|North Australia]] <br>[[Catherine Hannell]]<br>[[Ashleigh Jones]]<br>[[Sarah Busby]]<br>[[Kayla Montagner]] || 49.26
|-
|[[4 x 400 metres relay]]
|{{AUS}} <br>[[Lauren McAdam]]<br>[[Nikki Hiscock]]<br>[[Alexandra Bartholomew]]<br>[[Alicia Keir]] || 3:51.49
|{{PNG}} <br>[[Donna Koniel]]<br>[[Raylyne Kanam]]<br>[[Eunice Steven]]<br>[[Sharon Kwarula]] || 3:59.52
| || 
|}

===Mixed===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|fontsize=95}}
|-
|[[Sprint medley relay|Mixed 800m sprint medley relay]]
|{{AUS}} <br>[[Kimberley Watton]]<br>[[Nicholas Bate]]<br>[[Georgia Winkcup]]<br>[[Joshua Kentwell]] || 1:41.11
|{{PNG}} <br>[[Helen Philemon]]<br>[[Junior Saio Avefa]]<br>[[Donna Koniel]]<br>[[Wala Gime]] || 1:41.17
|{{NZL}} <br>[[Rosie Elliott]]<br>[[David Elliott (athlete)|David Elliott]]<br>[[Georgia Hulls]]<br>[[Dhruv Raman]] || 1:41.41
|}

==Medal table (unofficial)==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = COK
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_AUS = 13 | silver_AUS = 12 | bronze_AUS = 4
 | gold_PNG = 9 | silver_PNG = 12 | bronze_PNG = 8
 | gold_FIJ = 5 | silver_FIJ = 3 | bronze_FIJ = 1
 | gold_NZL = 4 | silver_NZL = 2 | bronze_NZL = 4
 | gold_AAA = 3 | silver_AAA = 1 | bronze_AAA = 3 | name_AAA = {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}/{{flagicon|Queensland}}[[Northern Australia|North Australia]]
 | gold_TON = 2 | silver_TON = 0 | bronze_TON = 1
 | gold_SOL = 2 | silver_SOL = 0 | bronze_SOL = 0
 | gold_SAM = 1 | silver_SAM = 3 | bronze_SAM = 5
 | gold_COK = 0 | silver_COK = 2 | bronze_COK = 2 | host_COK = yes 
 | gold_PYF = 0 | silver_PYF = 2 | bronze_PYF = 1
 | gold_GUM = 0 | silver_GUM = 1 | bronze_GUM = 0
 | gold_NCL = 0 | silver_NCL = 1 | bronze_NCL = 0
 | gold_MHL = 0 | silver_MHL = 0 | bronze_MHL = 1
 | gold_VAN = 0 | silver_VAN = 0 | bronze_VAN = 1
}}

==Participation==
According to an unofficial count, 155 athletes from 21 countries participated in the senior category.  As in the years before, there was also a "Regional Australia Team" (dubbed "RAT" in the results list) including athletes with "their normal place of residence in Northern Australia (defined as comprising the Northern Territory and any parts of Western Australia and Queensland, north of 26th parallel south latitude)."<ref name=anq_01>
{{ Citation
| date = 8 May 2014
| title = 2014 Regional Australia Team Announced
| url = http://www.athleticsnorthqld.org.au/index.php/homepage/latest-news/381-2014-regional-australia-team-announced
| publisher = [[Athletics North Queensland]]
| accessdate = July 1, 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140625083745/http://athleticsnorthqld.org.au/index.php/homepage/latest-news/381-2014-regional-australia-team-announced
| archive-date = 25 June 2014
| url-status = dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagcountry|AUS}} (28)
*{{flagcountry|COK}} (10)
*{{flagcountry|FIJ}} (9)
*{{flagcountry|PYF}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|GUM}} (7)
*{{flagcountry|KIR}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|MHL}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|FSM}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|NRU}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|NCL}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|NZL}} (11)
*{{flagcountry|NIU}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|NFK}} (1)
*{{flagicon|Northern Territory}}/{{flagicon|Queensland}} [[Northern Australia|North Australia]] (17)
*{{flagcountry|NMI}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|PLW}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|PNG}} (21)
*{{flagcountry|SAM}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|SOL}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|TGA}} (7)
*{{flagcountry|VAN}} (5)
{{div col end}}

==References==
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{{Oceania Athletics Championships}}

[[Category:Oceania Athletics Championships]]
[[Category:Athletics in the Cook Islands]]
[[Category:2014 in athletics (track and field)|Oceania Athletics Championships]]
[[Category:2014 in Cook Islands sport|Oceania Athletics Championships]]
[[Category:International sports competitions hosted by the Cook Islands]]
[[Category:June 2014 sports events in Oceania]]