I am not pressured-Banuve
Those were the words of Marist Brothers High School Sprint King Banuve Tabakaucoro ahead of the Coca Cola Games on Friday.
Tabakaucoro's name is already in the Games history book as the fastest time recorded in the 100 meter when he clocked 10.71 seconds in the intermediate boys in 2009 which was faster than the senior boy's record held by Viliame Nasuku in a time of 10.74 seconds set in 1993.
Last year was his first in the senior grades but the Bau lad was under a lot of pressure and was disqualified in the finals.
With just 3 days left, Tabakaucoro is again the top bet with the fastest manual time of 10.4 seconds recorded from the Zone but his threats are more this year compared to the past.
Past 2 years champion, Mataiasi Savou is still in the hunt now running for LDS, Suva Grammar's Lepani Naivalu is in his first year with the big boys while Sefanaia Sukanaivalu carries Nasinu's hope.
Tabakaucoro said he is out to do his best for the Blue Ribbon event with high hopes of setting a new record for the Games.
The 2011 Coca Cola Games will start at 8am on Friday at the TFL Stadium.
Story by: Dreu Vukailagi
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