RKS and ACS successfully defend boys and girls title of the 2019 Coca-Cola Games

Ratu Kadavulevu School and Adi Cakobau School have successfully defended the boys’ and girls' division title of the 2019 Coca‑Cola Games.

ACS finished with 17 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze medals.

Saint Joseph’s Secondary School is in second place with 7 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze while Jasper Williams High School is in third place with 5 gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze.

ACS Head Coach Antonio Raboiliku says that it was not an easy journey for the girls to win the girls division of the Coca-Cola Games adding that the team knew it was going to be tough.

However, Raboiliku acknowledged the girls' ability to follow the instructions they were supposed to adhere to and this has led to them successfully defending their title this year.

Ratu Kadavulevu School finished the Games with 14 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze.

Marist Brothers High School is in second place with 9 gold, 17 silver and 6 bronze.

Suva Grammar School is in third place with 6 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze.

RKS Head Coach Moape Vu says that the processes they had put in place for the athletes from the beginning of the term is the secret to defending the boys title in the Coca-Cola Games.

He has also acknowledged the smaller schools who have stamped their mark at the Coke Games winning medals and he believes this provided a real test for the bigger schools like them. 

Vu also highlighted how the team came together to support Petero Tuisiga who won gold in the Senior Boys 800 metres.

Tuisiga lost his mother two weeks prior to the Coke Games and the RKS athletes wore black armbands to support their team mate. 

Vu says apart from this, RKS was ready for the challenges they predicted in this year’s Cokes.

Boys 4x400m relay final:

RKS has won gold in the Senior Boys 4x400 metres relay final, Marist won silver while Saint John’s College fought hard to settle for the bronze medal.

Suva Grammar School powered away from Natabua High School to win gold in the Intermediate Boys 4x400 metres relay final. Natabua settle for silver while RKS won bronze.

Suva Grammar School has won gold in the Junior Boys 4x400 metres relay final, Marist Brother’s High School will take the silver medal while RKS won the bronze medal.

RKS has won the gold medal in the Sub Junior Boys 4x400 metres relay after a tough tussle with Marist Brother’s High School who will settle for the silver while QVS won the bronze.

Girls 4x400m relay final:

Jasper has won gold in the Senior Girls 4x400 metres, Holy Cross settled for silver while ACS won bronze

ACS has won the Intermediate Girls 4x400 metres relay final, Jasper Williams High School has won the silver medal while Naitasiri Secondary School will take home the bronze medal.

ACS had a strong finish winning gold in the Junior Girls 4x400 metres, Namosi Secondary School settled for silver while Jasper won bronze.

ACS has won gold the Sub-Junior Girls 4x400 metres, Suva Grammar settled for silver while Jasper won bronze.

4x100 metres boys relay finals :

RKS is the champion of the Senior Boys 4x100 metres race after a strong finish by the team. Kolinio Radrudru won his third gold medal at the games in this race.

Marist came second while Natabua High School finished third.

Marist took home gold in the Intermediate Boys 4x100 metres relay, Suva Grammar got silver while RKS took the bronze.

Natabua is taking home the gold medal in the Junior Boys 4x100 metres relay after they beat RKS who take home the silver while Grammar settled for bronze.

RKS won the gold medal in the Sub Junior Boys 4x100 metres final after a tight race in the last 50 metres, Marist settled for silver while QVS won the bronze medal.

4x100 metres girls relay finals :

Salote Baravilala helped Jasper win gold ahead of ACS in the Senior Girls 4x100 metres relay while Suva Grammar settled for bronze.

ACS won the gold in the Intermediate Girls 4x100 metres relay, Jasper settled for silver while Nadi Sangam College won bronze.

Saint Joseph’s Secondary School finished in first place in the Junior Girls 4x100 metres, Jasper settled for silver while ACS won bronze.

ACS won gold in the Sub-Junior Girls 4x100 metres, Suva Grammar settled for silver while Jasper won bronze.

Boys 200 metres :

Kolinio Radrudru of RKS has won the Senior Boys 200 metres after beating Natabua’s, Nemani Mudrelagi. Radrudru has completed the double in the sprints after he won the 100 metres gold medal yesterday.

Mudrelagi settled for silver while Viliame Rekitilako of Marist takes home the bronze.

Lasarusa Senibale of Marist beat two RKS athletes to win the gold medal in the Intermediate Boys 200 metres. Richard Elder and Tevita Sokiveta of RKS had to settle for silver and bronze respectively.

Natabua’s Alipate Vuiwakaya has taken home the gold medal in the Junior Boys 200 metres. He also won the 100 metres yesterday.

Ronald Sharma of Cuvu College had to settle for silver while Mesulame Tuigau of RKS took home the bronze medal.

Sale Joe of John Wesley College takes home the gold medal in the Sub-Junior 200 metres race while RKS athletes Inia Colata-na-vanua and Kolinio Kadaoca had to settle for the silver and bronze medals respectively.

Girls 200 metres :

It was a clean sweep by Adi Cakobau School in the 200 metres finals after winning gold in all four grades. 

Serenia Ragatu claimed her second gold medal after winning the Senior Girls 200 metres final. Jasper’s Vika Bavui settled for silver while Titilia Dibeca of Seaqaqa Central College won the bronze medal. 

Jasper Williams High School’s Salote Baravilala was disqualified in the Senior Girls 200 metres final after breaking at the start of the race.

Adi Cakobau School’s Naomi Sigaruarua and Amele Navabale clinched the gold and silver in the Intermediate Girls 200 metres final.

Jasper’s Unaisi Tagabale won the bronze medal.

Kesaia Boletakanakadavu finished strongly to win gold in the Junior Girls 200 metres final.

Tokasa Gukirewa of Saint Joseph’s Secondary School won silver while Repeka Rosi of Jasper settled for bronze.

ACS has taken the gold and silver in the Sub Junior Girls 200 metres final.

Melania Ranadi of ACS won gold while her team mate, Varanisese Naiobasali won silver. Suva Grammar School’s David Chloe took out the bronze medal

Jasper Williams High School’s Salote Baravilala was disqualified in the Senior Girls 200 metres final after breaking at the start of the race.

Adi Cakobau School’s Naomi Sigaruarua and Amele Navabale clinched the gold and silver in the Intermediate Girls 200 metres final.

Jasper’s Unaisi Tagabale won the bronze medal.

Kesaia Boletakanakadavu finished strongly to win gold in the Junior Girls 200 metres final.

Tokasa Gukirewa of Saint Joseph’s Secondary School won silver while Repeka Rosi of Jasper settled for bronze.

ACS has taken the gold and silver in the Sub Junior Girls 200 metres final.

Melania Ranadi of ACS won gold while her teammate, Varanisese Naiobasali won silver. Suva Grammar School’s David Chloe took out the bronze medal.

Field events :

May Kaora of Saint Joseph’s Secondary School won gold this morning in the Junior Girls Shot Put.

Sera Ralawa of Uluivalili Secondary School from Savusavu settled for silver while Tamara Fakataufon of ACS took out the bronze medal.

Vani Sokomuri of Niusawa Methodist School from Taveuni took out the gold medal in the Intermediate Girls Javelin. Loata Nabulagi of Jasper Williams High School took out the silver medal while Tokasa Kenona of Jasper settled for the bronze medal.

Vani Sokomuri of Niusawa Methodist School

The 4x400 metres relay finals are currently underway.

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