Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association Secretary Vuli Waqa says they will be reviewing the grading format of the Coca-Cola Games before making any decision.
Some schools and athletes have raised the issue that the current system is unfair as some schools that have vocational studies and academies are having more athletes in the senior grade of the games.
Most of the final year students are finishing off after the Intermediate Grade in the Coke Games.
These students are either 17 or 18 years old.
The current age group for a senior athlete is 19 and 20 years which was introduced a couple of years ago.
What is also clearly emerging now more than ever before is that students are staying back in schools and repeating a few times so that they keep taking part in the Coke Games until they turn 20.
Some schools who are hungry to win the title are also encouraging Coke Games medal winning students to continue staying in school and to repeat Years 12 or 13.
The decision now rests with the Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association to reassess the grading system as the current system is clearly favouring only those schools with academies and vocational studies.
Meanwhile, Vuli Waqa has clarified that the jury’s decision to allow Natabua athlete, Shane Tuvusa to run alone in the 200 metres senior boys re-run was in line with the International Association of Athletics Federation rules.
Waqa says there was no need to get the other athletes to run again.
Waqa adds that Tuvusa’s time after the re-run placed him in fifth position.
Tuvusa was earlier disqualified for a false start before Natabua High School protested and asked for a re-run.
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