Tabakaucoro to make Olympic Games debut today
Pacific sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro will make his Olympic Games debut in heat 2 of the Men’s 100m preliminary round this afternoon. Tabakaucoro has ran a sea
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Tabakaucoro resumes preparation for Olympics in Japan
Pacific sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro who is representing Team Fiji in the 100 metres event has resumed his training for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan. An upd
USA's Trayvon Bromell is one of Bolt's favourites
One of Usain Bolt's favourites in the 100 metres at the Olympic Games this month is Trayvon Bromell who won the event at the US Olympic track and field trials. Bolt w
Gold medal favourite banned from Olympics after positive marijuana test
American champion Sha'Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-metre race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. BBC News reports Richardson w
US shot put star Ryan Crouser smashes 31-year world record
US Olympic champion Ryan Crouser’s has shattered the shot put world record that has stood for 31 years. FoxSports reports the 28-year-old defending champion eas
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Justin Gatlin part of test event at stadium
Justin Gatlin was one of 420 athletes to take part in a test event at an empty Olympic stadium as preparations continue for the delayed Tokyo games. The event was held
Meeting on Coca-Cola Games today
The Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association and Coca-Cola will meet later today to decide on this year’s Coca-Cola Games. The secondary school's athletics
Marist will not have a runner in the senior boys 100m race in the Cokes
Marist Brothers High School will not have a runner in the senior boys 100m event in the Coca Cola Games. The President of the Suva Zone Two Athletics Association, Save
Nadi Sangam to bring less athletes to the Coke Games due to COVID-19
Nadi Sangam College will be bringing a smaller group of athletes for the Coca-Cola Games due to the effects of COVID-19. School Principal Nazerin Rehman says they usua
Top contenders for the senior boys 100m race had close finishes in Athletics Fiji competition
Some of the top contenders for the Senior Boys 100m race in the Coca-Cola Games had close finishes in the recent Athletics Fiji competition at the ANZ Stadium. Tevita
Riccardo is one of the top favourites in the Intermediate Boys long distance events
Suva Grammar School long-distance champion runner John Riccardo will be one of the athletes to look out for in the Intermediate grade in the Coca-Cola Games next week.
Kumar wants to follow his father’s footsteps in sports
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School student, Nirav Kumar says he wants to make his father proud in the Coca-Cola Games next week. Kumar who won gold in the sub-junior
Yeshnil Karan turns on exceptional pace to get into the all-time top 10 list
Former Coca-Cola Games champion, Yeshnil Karan turned on exceptional pace to get into the all-time top 10 list for the 3,000 metres event in the Athletics Fiji Competitio
Athletics Fiji competition at Churchill Park this Saturday
Athletes living in and around the Lautoka area will have another chance to improve their performance at a Athletics Fiji Competition at Churchill Park this weekend. It
Talenaua aims to replicate Tilesh Naidu’s Senior Boys 100 metres win for SVC
Apenisa Talenaua aims to replicate what Tilesh Naidu did for Swami Vivekananda College and win the Senior Boys 100 metres title at the Coca-Cola Games. Talenaua ran a
Ex-scholars of SVC help team with logistics ahead of Coke Games
Despite the effects of COVID-19 being felt in Nadi, ex-scholars of Swami Vivekananda College have stepped in to ensure that the logistics are taken care of as the school
Banuve Tabakaucoro wants more competition
“I need people to get faster in order for me to compete†This has been stressed by Pacific sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro who failed to meet the Olympic qu
Banuve wins at Easter National Championship but fails to meet Olympic qualifying time
Pacific sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro has failed to meet the Olympic qualifying time of 10.05 seconds despite finishing first in the National Easter Championship 100 met
100,200 and 400 metres final to be held tomorrow
The 100, 200, 400 metres final in the 2021 Fiji National Athletics Championships will be held tomorrow at the ANZ Stadium. Other events that will be held tomorrow incl
RKS Sports Committee paying for a athletics and rugby coach
RKS Athletics coach Moape Vu and RKS rugby coach Nacanieli Saumi are currently being paid by the RKS Sports Committee. Committee Chairman Peni Senikarawa says they are
Top athletes for Fiji National Athletics Championships
Top athletes Banuve Tabakaucoro and Eugene Vollmer are expected to feature in the Fiji National Athletics Championships which has been sanctioned by World Athletics as an