{"id":7718,"date":"2024-10-04T01:37:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2024-10-04T01:37:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:37:21","slug":"oceania-tennis-community-mourn-the-passing-of-amanaki-fakakovikaetau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/latest\/oceania-tennis-community-mourn-the-passing-of-amanaki-fakakovikaetau\/","title":{"rendered":"Oceania Tennis community Mourn the Passing of Amanaki Fakakovikaetau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is with a very heavy heart that we advise the passing of Dr. Amaki Fakokovikaetau earlier this week. Amanaki was a true pioneer for the Tonga Sports Association, the Tonga National Olympic Committee (TASANOC) and the Tonga Tennis Federation with his service to the Executive Board dating back to the early 2000s. He is the current President of the Tonga National Badminton Association and Vice-President of the Tonga Tennis Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His service to sport including the numerous occasions when he was Chef de Mission to sporting events including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2011 New Caledonia Pacific Games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020 Tokyo Olympic Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>His contribution to Tonga Tennis and the wider sport has been immense and unparalleled in Tonga as has been his leadership in TASANOC. The Oceania Tennis Community mourn a legend in tennis across Pacific Oceania. The OTF extend our heartfelt condolences to his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"566\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"7720\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanak-i1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanak-i1.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanak-i1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanak-i1-100x141.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanak-i1-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanak-i1-200x283.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanak-i1-300x424.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanak-i1-450x636.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"566\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"7719\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanaki-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanaki-2.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanaki-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanaki-2-100x141.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanaki-2-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanaki-2-200x283.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanaki-2-300x424.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oceaniatennis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanaki-2-450x636.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with a very heavy heart that we advise the passing of Dr. Amaki Fakokovikaetau earlier this week. 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