The athletes and coaches of Jasper Williams High School have created history in the 2013 Coca-Cola Games today by winning the girls division title.
This is the first time ever for the Coke Games girls title to go to Lautoka after Jasper ended Adi Cakobau School’s impressive 12 year winning streak.
Jasper Coach, Antonio Raboiliku said they cannot describe the feeling but he is so thankful for what has happened today.
According to Raboiliku the girls have put in so much effort for the Coke Games although Jasper suffered the most amount of damage after Tropical Cyclone Evan in the western division.
Jasper won the girls division with 9 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze.
Xavier College finished in second place with 6 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
Defending champion, ACS finished in third place with four gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze.
Saint Josephs Secondary got 4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze.
Gospel High School finished in fifth place with 3 gold and 1 silver.
Natabua followed them with 2 gold and 2 silver.
In the boys division, Marist Brothers High School has successfully retained their title with 11 gold, 7 silver and 1 bronze.
Suva Grammar School finished in second place with 6 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze.
Queen Victoria School finished in third place with 6 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze while Xavier College finished in fourth place with 5 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze.
Marist Brothers High School team manager, Navitalai Waiwalu said their strategies had worked well.
Waiwalu said defending the boys division title was not an easy task.
But let's look at the greatest and the most touching stories from this year's games.
The sprint queen for this year's Coca-Cola Games is definitely Saint Josephs Secondary School's Sisilia Seavula who took the 200 metres Senior Girls final today.
Timaima Qica of Sila Central took silver while Adi Cakobau School’s Elenoa Sailosi took bronze.
Sisilia Seavula who won the Senior Girls 100 metres gold last night was emotional after winning her second gold medal for Saint Josephs Secondary School.
Seavula dedicated her win to her mother.
With thousands of people trying to congratulate Sisilia after her magnificent win today, Sisilia only wished she could celebrate her victory with her late father today.
Sisilia's dad, the late police officer Filipe Seavula was shot by rebels in the 2000 coup.
Savusavu's Beniamino Maravu of Saint Bedes College is the sprint king of the 2013 Coca-Cola Games after he won the 200 Senior Boys final in style today.
Maravu took gold, Suva Grammar’s Kemueli Waqa took silver while Sailosi Niuvati of Natabua High took bronze.
Maravu also won the 100 metres Senior Boys final last night and is the first athlete from Saint Bedes College to win these major events.
Maravu who hails from Tawake, Cakaudrove said he overcame his hamstring injury despite many challenges.
The form 7 student and head boarder of Saint Bedes College dedicated this win to his father who passed away last year and also to his mother who supports him all the way.
In the Intermediate Boys 200 metres, Gospel High School's Aaron Powell clinched his second gold medal this year after coming in first.
Jacob Waqanivalu of Suva Grammar took silver while bronze went to Apisai Dokonibonu of Nasinu Secondary.
Aaron Powell said he is excited as it is his first games to win more than one gold medal.
Younis Bese also won gold for Gospel High in the 200 metres Intermediate Girls final.
Joe Vokiti of Tavua College has broken the 15 year old record in the Junior Boys High Jump.
Vokiti had a record jump of 1.85 metres and broke FM96 Breakfast Show host, Tony Rahiman's record which stood at 1.84 metres.
Vokiti said he was motivated to do well after the devastation by Tropical Cyclone Evan which affected his family in Tavua.
He also said that he promised his grandmother who was the most affected that he will win gold for her in this year's Coca-Cola Games.
Silver was taken by Meli Nayacalevu of Tailevu North College while Ratu Kadavulevu School's Vereti Naruku took the bronze.
Queen Victoria School's Josua Serukilagi has won gold and set a new record in the Junior Boys Discus.
Serukilagi's record throw was 48.92 metres compared to the old record that stood at 47.70 metres.
Ratu Kadavulevu School's Atueta Savou won gold and set a new record with a throw of 49.31 metres in the Senior Boys Discus.
Mustafa Fall of Marist took silver while bronze went to Joji Balenacagi of Tilak High.
16 records were smashed in this year's Coca-Cola Games.
Alice Peters of Saint Josephs Secondary School won gold in the Junior Girls Shot Put.
Peters dedicated her win to her grandmother.
Peters added that her grandmother was not able to watch her throw due to work commitments today.
The medal tally:
Jasper won the girls division with 9 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze.
Xavier College finishes in second place with 6 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
Defending champion, ACS finished in third place with four gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze.
Saint Josephs Secondary got 4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze. Gospel High School finished in fifth place with 3 gold and 1 silver. Natabua follows them with 2 gold and 2 silver.
In the boys division, Marist Brothers High School has successfully retained their title with 11 gold, 7 silver and 1 bronze.
Queen Victoria School finishes in second place with 6 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.
Suva Grammar School is in third place with 5 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze while Xavier College is in fourth place with 5 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze.
You can also catch all the action of the 2013 Coca-Cola Games with the full medal tally and photos on our facebook account, fijivillage.com.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
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