It’s been a blistering start on day one of the Coca Cola Games, as Marist Brothers and ACS taking the early lead on the medal tally.
We now cross over to Vijay Narayan for the latest at the TFL Stadium.
The stage is set for an exciting finale to day one of the Coca Cola games when the Blue ribbon events get underway 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 11 seconds.
This is how our commentators Ravi Sharma and Dreu Vukailagi described Tabakaucoro's run in the heat 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.
Looking at earlier results, the biggest upset came when Mereseini Naidau of Nadarivatu Secondary School took first place beating defending 2009 champion and school mate Salote Naiula as well as Adi Cakobau's Akesa Drotini.
Silver went to Makitalena Nagonevulavula of Waidina Secondary School with the Bronze going to Oripa Adicoka of Vunisea Secondary School.
Meanwhile Urupeni Senibulu of Marist Brothers kick started their campaign to end their three year drought by claiming the schools first gold medal in the Junior Boys 1500 meters finals
The silver medal going to Inia Sili of Shree Gurunanak Khalsa School, with the Bronze going to Zubair Dean of Suva Muslim college.
In the Intermediate Boys 1500m finals Natabua High School's Muni Chetty grabbed the Gold Medal, with silver going to Jack Niubalavu of Kadavu Provincial Secondary and Bronze going to Peni Keteiwai of Nadarivatu Secondary School.
In the Senior Boys 1500m finals, Lomary Secondary's Varasiko Toge bagged the Gold Medal. Silver went to Nadarivatu's Jone Draunileba and Bronze to Koto Tavei of Nadroga Arya College.
Looking at the Fijivillage Medal Tally:
Boys division
Marist lead with 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, Ratu Navula in 2nd place with 1 gold and 1 bronze.
In third place five schools are tied, Natabua High School, Lomary Secondary, Wainibuka Secondary and Dudley high school and Holy Familky secondary are tied with 1 gold each.
In the girls division defending champion ACS is leading with 1 gold and 1 silver, tied in second place are three schools, Nadarivatu Secondary, Khalsa College, and Napuka Secondary with 1 gold medal each.
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.
