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Karan wins gold and causes major upset in Senior Boys 1500m

Karan wins gold and causes major upset in Senior Boys 1500m

By Dhanjay Deo and Naveel Krishant
16/04/2019
Yeshnil Karan of Tavua College caused a major upset in the Senior Boys 1500 metres

Yeshnil Karan of Tavua College caused a major upset in the Senior Boys 1500 metres after he won the gold medal beating Petero Veitaqomaki of Marist Brother’s High School in the race.

Veitaqomaki settled for silver while Tomasi Delana of Nadogo Secondary School got bronze.

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.

In the Intermediate Boys 1,500 metres, Suva Grammar School’s Abraham Mallam won gold which is the school’s first medal in the boys division, Mavileko Tuvuki from RKS finished in second place while Allen Raibiriki from Marist finished in third place.

Meanwhile, John Aryan broke from the group of athletes in the last lap of the Junior Boys 1500m to win gold for Xavier College this afternoon.

Rayash Kumar of Labasa College got the silver while Natabua High School’s Iosefo Waqawai settled for the bronze medal.

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