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15yr-old Roberts wins first medal for Fiji at the Oceania Championships

15yr-old Roberts wins first medal for Fiji at the Oceania Championships

By Mikaele Liga
03/06/2024
Reki Selita Roberts. [Image: Oceania Athletics]

Reki Selita Roberts has won a bronze medal and a first medal for Team Fiji in the under-18 senior and women’s Heptathlon Championships with a total score of 4,143.

15 year old Roberts who resides in Australia is a very talented athlete, and former Fiji athlete and coach Della Shaw has praised Roberts for her performance and knows she has a bright future ahead of her.

The Heptathlon race is the women's ultimate all-round race and is a seven-event contest, covering a range of events across a two-day programme.

The first day consists of 100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200 metres, day two events are the long jump, javelin, and 800 metres.

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The Oceania Athletics Championships is an athletics event organized by the Oceania Athletics Association for the World Athletics member associations of the Oceania region.

The first Championships were held in 1990 in Suva, attracting 230 athletes from 14 Countries. It was initially conceived as a quadrennial event however after the second edition in 1994, the championships changed to a biennial event.

The Oceania Championships are the most prestigious and highest-ranked competition within the Area and holds significant

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