Pacific Sprint King Banuve Tabakaucoro made a big statement in the 200m final of the Pacific Games last night as he won gold and also broke his own record.
Tabakaucoro clocked a time of 20.53 seconds and broke his own record of 21.18 seconds.
Nelson Stone of PNG who finished second tried hard to match Tabakaucoro but the former Marist Brothers High School student was just too good and gave his best performance.
Tabakaucoro says a lot of hard work has gone into this win.
Tabakaucoro was just .03 seconds away from qualifying to the Rio Olympics.
The Olympic Games entry standard for 200m event is 20.50 seconds.
In the women’s 200m event, Younis Bese and Sisilia Seavula settled for silver and bronze medals respectively while Toea Wisil of PNG won gold.
The Fiji men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams settled for silver while PNG took the gold medal.
Meanwhile, Rajendra Prasad of Fiji stole the show in the mens High Jump event as he won gold with a jump of 2.03m.
29-year-old Prasad who is originally from Valley road, Sigatoka and is a former Marist Brothers High School student says some people criticised him when he decided to make a comeback from his retirement.
Prasad says it was worth making a comeback.
Sailasa Kalouniviti of Fiji settled for bronze in this event with a jump of 1.97m.
In the womens Triple Jump event, Fiji’s Milika Tuivanuavou had to settle for silver as PNG won gold.
Fiji failed to win any medals in the mens Discus and womens Javelin events.
In squash, Fiji’s Marika Matanatabu and Romit Parshottam settled for silver in the Mens Doubles final as they lost to New Caledonia.
In Taekwondo, Fiji settled for bronze in the womens 73kg division.
In Volleyball, the Fiji mens team defeated Guam by two sets while the Fiji womens team beat Solomon Islands by three sets.
In boxing, Fiji’s Sina Ruata beat Vanuatu's Robert Waritam in a first round knockout in the light heavyweight 81kg division.
In another fight, Fiji’s Winston Hill defeated Tuvalu’s Maola Itiniu in the 69kg welterweight division.
In the events today, the 4 by 100m relays will start at 1pm while the final will be at 3.40pm.
The boxing semifinals will start at 3pm.
The Fiji Netball team will play Samoa at 7pm in the semi-final. The Beach Volleyball and Volleyball semis will also be played today.
Looking at the medal tally, Fiji is in fourth place with 28 gold, 38 silver and 29 bronze.
Stay with us for the latest updates and results of the Pacific Games.
Fijivillage Pacific Games Medal Tally
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 53 | 51 | 168 |
| New Caledonia | 51 | 42 | 46 | 139 |
| Tahiti | 31 | 25 | 29 | 85 |
| Fiji | 28 | 38 | 29 | 95 |
Full Pacific Games Medal Tally
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