Long Jumping at the Darwin 2011 Arafura Games.

Youthshack and Chillis Backpackers are happy to house over 80 Arafura Games participants who’ve come from far and wide to join in the Territories ultimate sporting event! Contestants from such countries as Timor, Macau, China, Taiwan, PNG, Fiji, New Caledonia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia joined together with local athletes to fill the Marrara stadium for the opening ceremony for the Arafura Games 2011.

Teams from 37 nations will be taking part in the games in Darwin over the next week in a array of different events. This includes boxing, lifesaving, athletics, table tennis, weightlifting, long jump, sprinting and the famous sepak takraw.

The new sport for the 2011 Arafura Games is Twenty20 Cricket, one of the fasting growing sports in the world which will be sure to attract some diverse teams from across Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

The 2011 Arafura Games will be held from 7 to 14 May 2011 in Darwin. For more information please visit http://www.arafuragames.nt.gov.au/