Marist, Jasper takes lead

Defending champion of the Coca Cola Games in the boys division, Marist Brothers High School lead the Fijivillage medal tally this hour with 3 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.

Xavier College is second with 1 gold and 2 silver.   

They are followed by Levuka Public with 1 gold and 1 silver.

 

In the girls division, Jasper Williams High School of Lautoka is leading with 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze. 

Xavier College of Ba is now in second place with 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

They are followed by Saint Josephs Secondary School with 1 gold and 1 silver. 

ACS is next with 1 gold and 1 bronze.

Expect major challenges from this hour as 8 gold medals are at stake on the tracks in the boys division and 8 are up for grabs in the girls division. 

One of the favorites, Saint Josephs Secondary School's Sisilia Seavula who will run in the Senior Girls 100 metres heats said she is ready for this big race which will also feature ACS sprint queen, Elenoa Sailosi.

7 Coca Cola Games records have tumbled so far as athletes lift the bar in the different events to deliver outstanding performances at the ANZ Stadium.

 

In the last hour, Tafa Varea of Marist broke the 15 year old record in the Intermediate Boys Discus. 

Varea's record throw was 49.12 metres beating the old record of 47.10 metres set in 1998. 

Samuela Tavui of Lelean took silver while Kevin Barr of Gospel High took bronze.

Diama Maramanikaibau of Holy Cross College broke the 25 year old record in the Senior Girls High Jump. 

Diama's record jump was 1.65 metres. 

The old record was set in 1988 by Senimili Toloi of Tailevu North College. 

Adi Cakobau School's Miriama Senokonoko has smashed the Senior Girls Triple Jump Coca-Cola Games record this afternoon after a jump of 12.03 metres.

The old record was 10.83 metres.

Senokonoko said she is so happy that she has smashed the record and won gold for the girls from Sawani. 

Sireli Bulivorovoro of Natabua High has broken a 19 year old record in the Senior Boys Long Jump with a jump of 7.16 metres. 

The old record of 7.01 metres was set in 1994. 

Marist took the silver while Holy Cross took the bronze.

In the last hour, Queen Victoria School's Sailosi Falewai created an upset. 

Falewai has taken gold in the Junior Boys Shot Put event. 

Josua Drega of Levuka Public got silver while Marist's Kelepi Gucake had to settle for the bronze medal.

The heats in the 200 metres saw some close finishes however the most significant one was Adi Cakobau School's sprint queen, Elenoa Sailosi and Saint Josephs Secondary School's Sisilia Seavula losing in their heat. 

They were beaten by Sila Central's Timaima Qica. 

However both Seavula and Sailosi have made it to the finals tomorrow. 

 

The other tussle was between Gospel High School's Aaron Powell and Grammar's Jacob Waqanivalu in the Intermediate Boys 200 metres heat. 

They were in the same heat and Powell won the close race. 

Both have qualified for the final.

In the Senior Boys 200 metres, Beniamino Maravu of Saint Bedes College came in first in his heat as he looks good to win gold again in this event.

Sila Central's William Raselala and Suva Grammar's Francis Kirikirikula also look good as they won their respective heats. 

Grammar's Kemueli Waqa is also in the finals.

Kelera Sing of Saint Josephs Secondary won gold in the Intermediate Girls Triple Jump. 

Silver went to Mateiwai Naselesele of Saint Johns College while bronze went to Maria Lewavuni of Xavier College.

The 100 metres heats start this hour followed by the 400 metres finals at 6.25 tonight. 

The 100 metres finals will kick off at around 7.49 tonight.

The 4x400 metres heats are currently underway.

Stay with us for the latest updates on the games on your official Coca-Cola Games station, Legend FM. 

We will have continuous results of all the events as they finish, live medal tally updates, interviews and analysis of the events.

You can also catch all the action with photos as events take place on our facebook account, fijivillage.com.

Story by: Vijay Narayan