Fiji athletics team 5000m runner Sereima Liku won Fiji's first medal at the 8th Mini Games in the Cook Islands, after she came second in her event today.

Liku had been leading all along in the race, and was beaten by a Solomon Island athlete with only 20 metres from the finishing line.

Liku was the Coke Games gold medalist in the girl’s 3000 metres event.

Competition continues at the BCI stadium in Tereroa tomorrow.