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John Aryan Raju of Xavier College wins inter boys 1,500 metres event in the Ba Zone

John Aryan Raju of Xavier College wins inter boys 1,500 metres event in the Ba Zone

By Dhanjay Deo
17/03/2021
Action from the Ba Zone, Churchill Park Lautoka. [image: supplied]

Well known athlete from Ba, John Aryan Raju of Xavier College has won gold in the intermediate boys 1,500 metres event in the Coca Cola Ba Athletics Zone.

Raju won gold in the junior boys 1,500 metres event in the 2019 Coca Cola Games.

Avikesh Raju of Xavier College won gold in the senior boys 1,500 metres event.

Miriama Namoi of Nukuloa College won gold in the senior girls 1,500m event while Alefina Volavola of Ba Methodist High School won gold in the intermediate girls 1,500 metres event.

Xavier College is leading the medal in the boys division with two gold, one silver and two bronze. Ba Sangam College is second with two gold while Ba Methodist High School is third with one gold and one bronze.

In the girls division, Xavier College is first with one gold and two silver, Ba Sanatan College is second with one gold and two bronze and Nukuloa College is third with one silver and one bronze.

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