The Fiji athletics team will return home from Saipan today with 12 gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze after the completion of the Oceania Athletics Championship.

Fiji Athletics coach Albert Miller said this was one of the best performance by athletes in the Oceania meet, as they competed against top class athletes from Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Papua New Guinea.

The Gold medal winners for Fiji were Leslie Copeland, Iowane Dovumatua, Miliki Tuivanuavou, Makelesi Tumalevu, Paulini Korowaqa, Jone Wainiqolo, Frank Louey and Isoa Me.

Fiji also won gold in the Mixed Distance Medley relay and in the Men's 4x100 metres relay final.