ACS leading girls division with Jasper in second place at Coca-Cola Games

Adi Cakobau School is still leading the girls division of the 2019 Coca-Cola Games Legend FM/FM96 Medal Tally with 2 gold and 5 silver medals.

Jasper Williams High School is now in second place with 2 gold and 1 bronze.

Suva Grammar School is in third place with 1 gold and 3 silver medals. Saint Joseph’s Secondary School is in fourth place with 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.

Loata Nagulagi of Jasper won gold in the Intermediate Girls Shot Put, Phylippa Pickering of Saint Joseph’s Secondary School settled for the silver medal while Josifini Tinaisaqa won the bronze medal for Duavata Secondary School from Macuata. 

Rateri Matevakatini of Jasper won gold in the Senior Girls Triple Jump, Fane Sauvakacolo of Suva Grammar settled for the silver medal while Maritina Naisulu of Xavier College from Ba is taking home the bronze.

Suva Grammar School’s Senirewa Cakacaka has won the first gold medal for the Grammar girls in the Sub Junior Girls Discus.

Joy Wise of ACS won the silver medal while Faith Kukusei of Jasper is taking home the bronze medal.

Loraini Vunakece of Tailevu North College outran the favourite of the Open Girls 3000 metres event to win the first gold medal on Day 2 of the Coca-Cola Games.

Adi Cakobau School’s Camari Adilasaqa who won gold in the same event last year settled for the silver medal while Mereani Vakalolo of Seaqaqa Central College won the bronze medal.

BOYS

Tavua College is still leading the boys division of the 2019 Coca-Cola Games after Yeshnil Karan who won his second gold medal in the 3000 metres final this morning.

Tavua College is leading with 2 gold medals.

Marist Brothers High School is now in second place with 1 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals.

Marist took the gold and silver in the Junior Boys Shot Put. Iowane Qalovi took out the gold medal while Nalani May won the silver for the boys from Flagstaff. Eroni Nabulagi of QVS took out the bronze medal.

RKS is in third place with 1 gold and 1 silver while Nadogo Secondary School from Macuata is in fourth place with 1 gold and 1 bronze.

Jone Seru of Tailevu North College has claimed the gold medal in the Intermediate Boys Javelin.

Jone Vosabalavu of Marist Brothers High School won the silver medal while Yavaki Naivalulevu of Cicia High School will take the bronze medal back to Lau.

Earlier today, Tavua College student, Yeshnil Karan caused a major upset again today after he beat the favourite, Petero Veitaqomaki of Marist Brothers High School in the 3000 metres.

The Tavua College student also won the Senior Boys 1500 metres yesterday and beat favourite, Veitaqomaki.

Karan says one of the difficulties he endured during the training was the rainy weather in Yaladro, Tavua.

He says he was confident that he will do something great.

The 4x400 metres relay heats are currently underway.

Also underway are the finals of the Intermediate Boys High Jump and Sub Junior Boys Long Jump.

The finals of the 100 metres, 400 metres and 800 metres will be held today.

The 800 metres finals will start at 2.30pm, the 400 metres finals will begin at 3.20pm while the 100 metres finals will start at 4pm.

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