Competition heats up
But with the 100 meter and 400 meter finals coming up this afternoon, the lead could change with every race.
We join Vijay Narayan for the latest.
Looking at the Fijivillage medal tally again.
In the Boys Division: Marist Brothers lead with 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medal. Second is natabua with one gold and one silver and Ratu Navula is third with 1 gold and 2 Bronze.
In the Girls Division, 9 time winners and defending champions, Adi Cakobau School lead with 2 Gold and 2 Silver while tied at second spot are Khalsa College and Napuka Secondary with 2 gold medal each while there is a three way tie for third between St. Thomas, Lomary Secondary and Nadarivatu Secondary with 1 Gold medal each.
Now looking at how some of the heats unfolded this afternoon.
The focus for today is the Senior Boys 100 meters final to decide who the king of the tracks in secondary schools athletics is.
Top guns Mataiasi Savou of Grammar, Banuve Tabakaucoro of Marist and Nikotimo Radiva of Sila Cental came through their heats without breaking a sweat.
The three ran in separate heats and Savou and Radiva both clocked 11.08 seconds while Tabakaucoro went under 10.80 seconds and it looks like the Senior boys hundred meter record of 10.74 seconds will tumble this afternoon.
Marist Brothers Banuve Tabakaucoro said he has brought his A game and it will be hard to beat him today.
In the Senior girls 100 meter heats. The battle is between ACS and Grammar after Seleima Baleivesi and Mere Seniloli of ACS won their respective heats and will take on Paulini Korowaqa of Suva Grammar.
There was an upset in the 200 meters Senior boys heats where one of the favorites Sila Centrals Nikotimo Radiva was beaten at the tape by Nadi Muslim student Philip Togotogorua. Isoa Me of Lelean Memorial school also lost his heat in the 200m Senior boys heats and was beaten by Epeli Kavarua of Nadi College.
The Suva Grammar Girls are putting up a close challenge for defending champions Adi Cakobau School as they continue to win their heats.
Middle distance sprint Queen and 2009 Best Female Athlete, Makitalena Lokolokobuka who is competing in the 400m finished her hits comfortably.
However, Grammar's medal hopeful and defending champion in the Senior boys 400m Eroni Cagi did not perform up to expectations and lost his spot to Nadi College's Epeli Kavoro.
Meanwhile, medals continue to scatter in the field events with Yat Sen Secondary recording their first gold medal in the Junior Boys Shot put from Fredrick Kado.
The silver medal went to Central College student Nabure Tanua while Semisi Sigatabua of Ratu Navula Secondary School took home the Bronze medal.
Ana Naimasi helped Lomary Secondary School etched its name in the history books as it took out the gold medal in the first ever Intermediate girls triple jump event.
The event which was introduced this year, saw Namasi bag Gold with a jump of 10.60m.
Stay with your Fijivillage News team for continuous coverage of the 2010 Coca Cola Games. We will be there for you and we will bring you all the action from the Coca Cola Games - the gold medal wins, the interviews with the athletes, the analysis of the different events, and a running Fijivillage Medal Tally to ensure that you are fully updated as and when it happens at the games.
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