What sports are played in PNG? ?
The answer is many and varied. Some sports have been played for ever it seems and other sports come and go. The more common sports played are – Football — soccer, rugby union, rugby league, touch rugby and Aussie Rules. Other ball sports are cricket, field hockey, tennis, squash, softball, lawn bowls, golf, netball and basketball. Indoor cricket and indoor hockey have been played on occasions. Shooting has been heavily sidelined due to restrictions on the supply of ammunition and equipment but archery has taken a step forward and is gaining in popularity. Once rallying and speedway were at the front in motor sports but rallying seems to have died a slow agonising death due to security issues and the speedway meets occasionally. Go Karts once the domain of Moitaka speedway track was resurrected not so long ago at the PNG Defence Force Air Squadron hanger but can now be found roaring around the POM Country Club (Old Cathay Club) in Port Moresby. Triathlon had a following for a while but
