Tavua College is still leading the boys division of the 2019 Coca-Cola Games after Yeshnil Karan who won his second gold medal in the 3000 metres final this morning.
Tavua College is leading with 2 gold medals.
Marist Brothers High School is now in second place with 1 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Marist took the gold and silver in the Junior Boys Shot Put. Iowane Qalovi took out the gold medal while Nalani May won the silver for the boys from Flagstaff. Eroni Nabulagi of QVS took out the bronze medal.
RKS is in third place with 1 gold and 1 silver while Nadogo Secondary School from Macuata is in fourth place with 1 gold and 1 bronze.
Earlier today, Tavua College student, Yeshnil 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.
GIRLS
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.
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 and 2 bronze medals.
Levuka Public School, Nuku Secondary School from Serua, Tailevu North College and Xavier College are in fourth place with 1 gold each.
The 200 metres heats are currently underway.
Also still underway are the finals of the Intermediate Boys Javelin, Intermediate Boys High Jump, Sub Junior Boys Long Jump, Senior Girls Triple Jump and Intermediate Girls Shot Put.
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 will begin at 3.20pm while the 100 metres finals will start at 4pm.
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