Fiji in 5th place at the Pacific Games

Fiji in 5th place at the Pacific Games

By Semi Turaga
13/07/2019

Fiji is now in fifth place on the Pacific Games Medal Tally with 12 gold, 13 silver and 19 bronze.

New Caledonia is leading the Medal Tally with 28 gold, 20 silver and 16 bronze while Samoa is in second place 18 gold, 8 silver and 17 bronze. Tahiti is in third place with 14 gold, 12 silver and 8 bronze.

Australia is in fourth place with 13 gold, 7 silver and 9 bronze. 

The Fiji Swimming Team won a another four medals on Day 4 of swimming at the Samoa Aquatic Center.

Fiji won two silver medals from Matelita Buadromo in the 200 Individual Medley and the mixed relay 4 x 50 metres relay team made up of Cheyenne Rova, Yolani Blake, Netani Ross and Epeli Rabua.

The two bronze medals came from Taichi Vakasama who finished third in the men’s 200 metres Individual Medley final and Matelita Buadromo winning the second bronze medal in the Women’s 100 metres Freestyle final.

The last day of the swimming competition is today.

The mixed doubles pair of Wang Qi and Sally Yee won the bronze medal in table tennis against PNG in a clincher of a match.

The Yee sisters, Sally and Grace are in the finals today of the singles and women's doubles.

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