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Fiji teen paddler earns Libra sponsorship for Vaka Eiva 2025

Fiji teen paddler earns Libra sponsorship for Vaka Eiva 2025

By Temalesi Vono
16/11/2025
Youth paddling sensation Iris Bentley Fisher

Youth paddling sensation Iris Bentley Fisher has secured major sponsorship from Essity, through its feminine care brand Libra, as she prepares to compete at Vaka Eiva 2025 in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Despite being only 16, Fisher has already achieved an impressive list of international honours which includes securing bronze in the V1, U16, IVF World Championships in Brazil, silver in the V6 Marathon and bronze in the V6 Sprints at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, bronze for the V6 U19 at the Takapuna Cup in New Zealand, and multiple podium finishes in Fiji.

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