Lisa Lockington of Xavier College wins first gold medal of the 2019 Coca-Cola Games

Lisa Lockington of Xavier College wins first gold medal of the 2019 Coca-Cola Games

By Vijay Narayan
Tuesday 16/04/2019
Junior Girls High Jump medalists: [L-R] Lisa Lockington of Xavier College, Elizabeth Joy of Labasa College, and Yvonne Nalewabau of ACS

Lisa Lockington of Xavier College from Ba has won the first gold medal of the 2019 Coca-Cola Games after winning the Junior Girls High Jump.

Yvonne Nalewabau of Adi Cakobau School and Elizabeth Joy of Labasa College both took silver medals in the event.


Lisa Lockington of Xavier College

Lockington says that she was determined to win gold this year and thanked her coach and sister, Shawntell Lockington for pushing her to better her jumps during training leading up to the Coke Games.

Lisa’s elder sister, Shawntell Lockington broke a 32-year-old record in the Junior Girls High Jump in the Coca‑Cola Games 2017 and currently holds the national record of 1.71 metres while the old record was 1.62 metres set way back in 1985.

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