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Tavua College leads boys division after Karan wins second gold medal

Tavua College leads boys division after Karan wins second gold medal

By Vijay Narayan
17/04/2019
Yeshnil Karan of Tavua College after winning 3000m

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

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.

Tavua College is leading the boys division with 2 gold.

RKS is in second place with 1 gold and 1 silver, Nadogo Secondary School from Macuata is in third with 1 gold and 1 bronze while Natabua High, Suva Grammar School, Sigatoka Methodist High School and Xavier College are in fourth place with 1 gold medal each. 

GIRLS

ACS is leading the girls division with 2 gold and 5 silver medals. Suva Grammar School is now in second place with 1 gold and 2 silver medals. Saint Joseph’s Secondary School is in third place with 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.

Jasper Williams High School is in fourth place with 1 gold and 1 bronze.

Levuka Public School, Nuku Secondary School from Serua, Tailevu North College and Xavier College are in fifth place with 1 gold each.

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.  

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.

The 4x400 metres relay heats are currently underway.

Also underway are the finals of the Intermediate Boys Javelin, Intermediate Boys High Jump, Sub Junior Boys Long Jump and Senior Girls Triple 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 

Boys Tally

Girls Tally

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