Marist and Jasper lead after day 2

Marist and Jasper lead after day 2

By Vijay Narayan and Filipe Naikaso
Saturday 30/04/2016
Keasi Naidroka of Marist wins gold in the Inter boys 100m final

Marist Brothers High School and Jasper Williams High School are currently leading after day two of the 2016 Coca-Cola Games.

Marist leads the boys division medal tally with 9 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze.

Defending champion, Natabua has slipped to second place. 

They have 8 gold, 8 silver and 2 bronze.

QVS is in third place with 2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze while RKS is in fourth place with 2 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze.

Jasper is leading the girl's division with 7 gold, 9 silver and 3 bronze, ACS is in second place with 5 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze and Suva Grammar is in third place with 3 gold and 1 bronze.

Napuka Secondary is next with 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.

In the 100 metres final last night:

Ilaitia Waqa of Queen Victoria School won the Senior Boys Blue Ribbon event at the 2016 Coca Cola Games.

Waqa ran 11.06 seconds in the final.

Speaking to Fijivillage last night, Waqa said that he was confident that he would win as he finishes strong in the last 50 meters.

He also said that winning this gold medal will put smiles on QVS students who were affected by Tropics Cyclone Winston.
 

Ilaitia Waqa of QVS congratulated by his family after winning the senior boys 100m final

Alaiwalu Rayawa of ACS won the Senior Girls Blue Ribbon final.

Rayawa dedicated her gold medal to her parents who have always been supportive.

Alaiwalu Rayawa of ACS all smiles after winning the senior girls 100m final.

The Intermediate Boys 100 metres final was won by top favourite Keasi Naidroka of Marist while Alesi Finau of Jasper won the 100 metres Intermediate Girls final.

Junior girls 100 metres favourite, Heleina Young was disqualified in the final for an early start and Salote Baravilala of Jasper won gold. 

Waisale Nakavu of Marist created an upset and won the 100 metres Junior Boys final. 

He beat Natabua favourite, Tyrone Chambers.

Carol Masi of Jasper won the Sub-Junior girls 100 metres final.

The Sub-Junior boys 100 metres final was won by Lasarusa Senibale of Marist. 

400 metres

Julian Vuetibau of Natabua High School won the Senior Boys 400 metres final at the 2016 Coca-Cola Games.

Jasper claimed another gold through Meresiana Vukici who won the Senior girls 400 metres final. 

Elenani Tinai of ACS won the Intermediate girls 400 metres final while Shane Tuvu-sa won another gold for Marist in the Intermediate boys 400 metres.

Queen Victoria School won a gold in the Junior boys 400 metres final through Osea Baleinamau.

Serenia Ragatu won gold in the junior girls 400 metres for ACS. 

The Sub Junior girls 400 metres was won by Ana Kaitoga of Suva Grammar School while the Sub Junior boys 400 metres was won by Karalo Dalikula of RKS. 

Six records were broken yesterday.

The 3,000 open girls event will start at 8.15am today.

Natabua’s Waisale Dausoko won another gold for his school in the last hour in the Senior Boys Long Jump event.

Tomasi Osbourne of Natabua took the silver while the bronze medal went to Amenatave Ratabatolu of Niusawa Methodist.

Tikomaijapani Batibasaga (left) with his gold medal.

Tikomaijapani Batibasaga took gold for the Lautoka based school in the Junior Boys Shot Put.

Lincoln Kauata of Marist settled for silver while Viliame Sokiveta of RKS will take home the bronze medal.

Natabua athletes won gold in the Sub Junior, Junior and Intermediate 1,500 metres events.

Sevenaia Ducivaki won gold for Natabua in the 1,500 metres Sub Junior Boys final, Colin Vassie of Natabua won gold in the 1,500 metres Junior final while Isikeli Waseaqali came first in the Intermediate Boys final.

Viliame Dileqa of RKS won the Senior Boys 1,500 metres in a close race.

Viliame Dileqa of RKS (left) wins the Senior Boys 1,500 metres

Iliesa Ratete of Natabua took the silver while Samuela Digitaki of Gau Secondary took the bronze.

George Vokiti won another gold for Natabua in the Intermediate Boys High Jump.

Vokiti who already holds the Junior Boys High Jump record of 1.90 metres which he set in 2014, says this win means a lot to him and his family.

George Vokiti (middle) with his gold medal.

Two records have tumbled on Day 2 of the 2016 Coca Cola Games.

Marist Brothers High School’s Sekonaia Bulu had a record throw of 13.77 metres in the Sub Junior Boys Shot Put event.

The previous record of 12.95 metres was held by Henry Spring of QVS.

Sekonaia Bulu (middle) of Marist Brothers with his gold medal.

Alipate Wesele of Marist won gold in the Intermediate Boys Javelin event.

Pio Vulibuli of All Saints Secondary School won silver while Waisea Mateo of John Wesley College won the bronze medal.

Meanwhile Kaliopasi Uluilakepa of Marist won gold in the Intermediate Boys Shot Put with a record throw of 15.75 metres.

Kaliopasi Uluilakepa of Marist with the record breaking throw.

Nathaniel Tupou won gold for Marist in the Junior Boys Javelin.

Keresi Maya won silver and Navitalai Tamainai took the bronze medal

The previous record of 12.95 metres was held by Henry Spring of QVS.

Alipate Wesele of Marist won gold in the Intermediate Boys Javelin event.

Pio Vulibuli of All Saints Secondary School won silver while Waisea Mateo of John Wesley College won the bronze medal.

Meanwhile Nathaniel Tupou won gold for Marist in the Junior Boys Javelin.

Keresi Maya won silver and Navitalai Tamainai took the bronze medal.

Rotuma High School’s lone athlete at the 2016 Coca-Cola Games has won a gold medal.

Rafaelle Pau’u won gold in the Sub-Junior boys Long Jump.

Rafaelle Pau’u with his gold medal jump.

He has dedicated the win to the students of Rotuma High School.

Pau’u is aiming to win gold in the 400 metres final this evening.

International School Suva athlete, Maia Ramsden won the first gold medal of Day 2 of the 2016 Coca-Cola Games.

Ramsden won gold in the 1,500 metres Open Girls event.

She ran a time of 4 minutes 55 seconds and beat the record holder, Mereseini Naidau of Jasper.

ISS athlete Maia Ramsden won gold in the Open Girls 1500m

Naidau’s record which was set in 2011, still stands at 4 minutes 54 seconds.

Naidau took the silver medal today while Ita Senitarawau of Ballentine Memorial School took bronze.

Saint Joseph’s Secondary School’s Penina Elliott won the first gold medal for her school in this year’s Coke Games.

Penina Elliott (middle) with her gold medal.

Elliott won gold in the Intermediate Girls Discus.

Talica Variri of Cuvu College took the silver medal while Karalaini Taivalu of Jasper took bronze.

Alice Peters of Saint Joseph’s Secondary won the second gold for SJSS.

She won gold in the Intermediate Girls Shot Put.

Mereoni Bonasere of ACS took the silver while Tamarisi Lewasau of ACS will take home the bronze.

Stay with us for the latest results, medal tally updates and interviews from the 2016 Coca-Cola Games.

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