By Matt Bowcott of The Reporters' Academy

Elama Fa'atonu, American Samoa's 100m sprinter, reflects his on Olympic Competition, speaking in Samoan, Elama describes this biggest experience of his life so far, with his coach Valosia Talataina talking about the race from a coaching perspective.

By Matt Bowcott of The Reporters' Academy
04.08.2012

Athletics is a popular sport within the Olympic Games, the 100m being one of the biggest events. Elama Fa'atonu of American Samoa was hoping to progress from the Preliminary rounds to round 1 of the 100m sprint. Thinking about the moment he took to the blocks, Elama said, “the crowd was great, as I looked out I saw the finish and knew I had to reach it, as long as I tried my best.”

By Lewis Woods of The Reporters' Academy

The eyes of the Pacific Islands were drawn to the Olympic Stadium as 9 Oceania athletes took to the track for the men's 100m preliminary rounds. Athletes from Tonga, Palau, Tuvalu, The Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, American Samoa, The Solomon Islands, Kiribati and The Cook Islands all took part in the 4 heats...

By Matt Bowcott of The Reporters' Academy.
02.08.2012

Team American Samoa took to the pool for a second day, male 50m Freestyler Ching Maou Wei stepped up, in an effort to make his impact on the Aquatics Centre.

By Matt Bowcott of The Reporters' Academy.
02.08.2012

The Excel centre in East London played host to the Judo competition. Anthony Liu, American Samoa's judoka, was ready to take to the tatami ‘mat’ to compete for his country in the Men’s -100kg at the Olympic Games.

By Matt Bowcott of the Reporters' Academy

Team American Samoa kicked off their London 2012 Olympic campaign, with 100m freestyler Megan Fonteno taking to the pool. Megan reflected on her race, and what she was feeling as she stepped out to take part in her first Olympic Games. Megan finished 6th in her heat, with an overall ranking of 35th, after a time of 57.45 seconds, just a tenth of a second off her personal best.

By Matt Bowcott of The Reporters’ Academy
1.8.2012

On Day 5 of the Olympic Games in London, team American Samoa kicked off their campaign in pool, with 19 year old Megan Fonteno taking part in the 100m freestyle. Drawn in lane 1, heat 3, Megan was ready to take part in the biggest sporting event in the World.

After diving into the pool, Megan had a comfortable first 50m in 27.27 seconds; on the second 50 meters Megan’s split was 30.18 seconds. Finishing 6th in her heat and 35th overall Megan was a tenth of a second away from her Personal Best with a time of 57.45 seconds.

This video was produced by Matt Bowcott of The Reporters' Academy

With only a few days left before competition, athletes are now starting to get into their final preparations, and American Samoa swimmers are no different. Ching Maou Wei, Megan Fonteno and coach Robert Scanlan Jr talk to us about how their final preparations are going and what the Aquatics Centre is like.

By Matt Bowcott of The Reporters' Academy
28/07/2012

The eyes of the world descended on London, for what many called the greatest show on Earth. 204 Teams from around the globe, came together to celebrate the Opening of the 30th Olympiad. The show, directed by Danny Boyle of ’Slumdog Millionnaire’, was showcasing Great Britain through the years, jam packed with British Culture.

Team American Samoa, are in their final preparations for London 2012, after being in the Athletes village for a few days Megan Fonteno, Anthony Liu, Ching Maou Wei, Elama Faatonu and Nathaniel Tuamoheloa, told us about their highlights so far about village life.

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