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26 February, 2026, 10:13 am
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26 February, 2026, 10:13 am Central - 28°C Rain

Officials meet at 10am on Grammar protest against Marist 400 metres senior boys runner

Officials meet at 10am on Grammar protest against Marist 400 metres senior boys runner

By Vijay Narayan
04/05/2024

As we enter the final day of competition in the Coca Cola Games, defending boys champions, Marist Brothers High School leads the boys division medal tally with 7 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze after day 2 of competition.

Suva Grammar School is in second place with 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze.

Holy Cross College from Taveuni is in third place with 2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze.

Queen Victoria School is in fourth place with 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze.

Fiji Secondary School’s Athletics Association Acting General Secretary Biu Colati says due process has to be followed in relation to any protest regarding a race.

fijivillage News has been informed that Suva Grammar School filed a protest that Marist 400 metres runner, Solomone Muakibau stepped onto the inside lane and ran for twenty metres.

Colati says he will have a meeting with the jury this morning.

They meet this hour.

Based on the fijivillage medal tally Marist had 8 gold while Grammar had 4 gold medals after the 400 metres senior boys final.

However, the official medal tally is showing Marist with 7 gold and Grammar with 5 gold medals.

In the girls division, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School is leading with 5 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze medals.

Suva Grammar School is in second place with 5 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.

Ratu Sukuna Memorial School is in third place with 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

Saint Joseph’s Secondary School is in fourth place with 3 gold and 1 bronze medals.

The 4x100 metres heats are currently underway, the 800 metres finals start at about 9.27am, the 200 metres finals start at 10.12am, the 4x100 metres finals start at 11.06am and the 4x400 metres finals start at 12.05pm today.

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You can also relive all the events from the Coke Games by watching our fijivillage Re-Live videos on our website.

Stay with fijivillage for the running medal tally updates, all the results from the tracks and the field events, and all the interviews with the winning athletes.

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