The "surreal" feeling for Lanihei Connolly representing the Cook Islands
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After competing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as a 15-year-old, Lanihei Connolly is feeling more experienced but just as nervous for the Paris Olympics. The teenager will lineup for the Cook Islands in the swimming and is hoping to inspire the next generation of young Pasific Island girls to achieve their wildest dreams. Patricia Keamo and Finau Vulivuli talk Olympics too for PNG and Fiji and help Bobby cover plenty more sports in the Pacific including Rugby Union, State Of Origin, tennis and football.
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