Tusi se faʻaauau mo lenei palakalafa - Na amataina e Papp lana galuega faʻavaomalo o se tamaititi laiti ma foliga vaaia i le 2000 World Junior Championships i le Atletisi ma le 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. I lona tausaga muamua o se tagata taaalo sinia, na ia tamoʻe mo Hanikeri i le faaiuga o le 3000 mita i le 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships
ma le 5000 mita i fafo i le 2002 European Athletics Championships. Na avea o ia ma manumalo o le pine auro i le 10,000 mita i le 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships i le tausaga na sosoo ai.