Pacific Games updates
All the gold medal came from judo.
Elenoa Navuasese won the first Gold in the under 78kg category, while in the +78kg, Mereseini Galu won Gold and Selenia Mari took out the Silver. In the -70kg, Sisilia Nasiga won theGold and Usenia Nalu won Silver.
The Fiji men's touch rugby side is on track of retaining the gold medal after winning all their pool games today in the Pacific Games.
They defeated Tokelau 6-0 and then beat Samoa 5-4 and in their final pool match Fiji thrashed Tahiti 16-0.
Fiji is yet to know their opponent in the qualifying rounds tomorrow because the draws will be finalised later tonight.
In Weight Lifting, Team Fiji grabbed 3 bronze medals in the weight-lifting competition. Manueli Tulo won all the three medals in the men's 56kg category.
The rest of the weight-lifters will compete tomorrow.
On to Netball, Fiji netball team won their opening pool match over Norfolk Island this afternoon by 93 goals to 9.
Fiji netball team will next play against Solomons tomorrow at 3pm.
The Fiji baseball teams continued their losing run in 2007 Pacific Games as they lost their opening match to American Samoa by 27 runs to 7.
In Cricket, Fiji won the toss in their game against Samoa and opted to field first. Sensational bowling from Jone Seuvou top scored with 10 runs to record 4 wickets and 10 runs.
Joe Rika recorded 37 runs and Ilieas Navatu had 26 runs.
In Shooting, Glen Kable, Errol Sumaru and Herad Frost won the bronze medal in the shooting event. New Caledonia took out first place, Tahiti second and Fiji came third after a shoot out with Norfolk Islands.
Fiji swimming team's Caroline Pickering has set a new record in the Pacific Games swimming competition this morning in Samoa.
Pickering is the top bet to win the Gold in the women's 100 metres freestyle after setting a new record in the heat with a time of 57.90 seconds. The old record was 58.52 set in 1999 SPG in Guam.
Team Fiji swimming manager Angela Probert said apart from Pickering rest of the swimmers Rachel Ah Koy, Calum Liew and Sean Chow will all feature in the finals this evening after qualifying from their heats.
Swimming finals will start at 6pm.
Still on the Pacific Games, contrary to media reports about a diarrhoea outbreak in the Team Fiji camp at Leifiifi College in Samoa, Team Fiji doctor Dr. Vaigalo McCaig said that this was not the case as the incidents were isolated and were triggered by a sudden change in diet and climate.
Dr. Vaigalo encouraged the athletes and officials of Team Fiji to practice good hygiene and to keep up their fluids to compensate for the heat.
The athletes and officials have now settled well into the games village and will continue in their campaign to strive for Gold in Samoa.
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