Close contest between Marist and Natabua

It is a close contest between defending boys division champion, Natabua and Marist in the 2016 Coca Cola Games.

Marist is still leading the medal tally with 11 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze.

Natabua is in second place with 10 gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze while RKS is in third place with 2 gold, 4 silver and 8 bronze.

QVS is next with 2 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze.

Jasper leads the girl's division with 8 gold, 10 silver and 4 bronze, ACS is in second place with 5 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze and Suva Grammar is next with 4 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

Marist won two gold medals this morning.

Maximus Lestro of Marist won the Junior Boys Discus while Poasa Satoqi took gold in the Senior Boys High Jump.

Lestro said he just came out with extreme power to win gold this morning.

Natabua’s Belasio Waqadau won the first gold medal for his school on the final day of competition in the Senior Boys Triple Jump.

Waqadau has also set a new record of 14.58 metres.

He believes that Natabua will win the boy’s title again this year.

The previous record of 14.42 metres was held by Marist’s Eugene Vollmer. 

Elena Caucau of Napuka Secondary in Savusavu broke the Intermediate Girls Javelin record in the last hour.

She had a record throw of 42.31 metres.

14-year-old Maia Ramsden of International School Suva won her second gold medal in the 800 metres Sub Junior Girls event in the 2016 Coca-Cola Games.

Ramsden also set a new record of 2 minutes and 21 seconds.

The previous record of 2 minutes 24 seconds was held by Maraia Senimasi of Wainimala Junior Secondary in 2004.

Joel Naicker of Natabua took the gold medal in the 800 metres Sub Junior Boys, Viliame Waqaninamedro of Saqani Junior Secondary School took the silver medal while Michael Hennings of Marist settled for the bronze medal.

Meliki Ganilau of Suva Grammar won the gold in the 800 metres Junior Girls, Vani Loloma of Uluivalili Secondary School has won the silver medal while Vika Tulomana of ACS took the bronze medal.

Jese Raviyawa of Sigatoka Andhra College won the gold medal in the Junior Boys High Jump, Kolaia Ivi of RKS won the silver medal while Emosi Caniogo from Marist won the bronze medal.

Saint Joseph’s Secondary School’s Tarairi Erasito also won gold in the Junior girls shot. 

Ulamila Matevakatini of Jasper won gold in the Junior Girls Long Jump.

The silver medal went to Sulueti Navila of Grammar while the bronze medal went to Sovaia Vusona of Levuka Public School. 

Looking at the 3,000 metres finals this morning:

Ballantine Memorial School’s Meki Maria took out the gold medal in the 3,000 metres girls open event.

Jasper’s Mereseini Naidau took the silver medal while Litia Tuinuve of Ratu Luke Memorial from Bua took bronze.

Amevasu Turner of Ratu Luke Memorial won gold in the Open Boys 3,000 metres final, Sairusi Kalouniviti of Immaculate Conception College from Bua took the silver medal while Viliame Salusalu will take home the bronze medal.

The 800 metres finals are currently underway. 

The 200 metres finals will be held this hour, the 4x100 metres finals will start at about 1pm while the 4x400 metres finals start at about 2pm today.

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