Upset in Senior Boys 400m heats
We cross over to Vijay Narayan for the latest.
Meanwhile, Ana Naimasi of Lomary Secondary created history by winning the Intermediate Girls Triple Jump event.
The event which was introduced this year, saw Namasi bag Gold with a jump of 10.60m.
Lomary Secondary School has etched its name in the history books as it took out the gold medal in the first ever girls triple jump event in the last hour.
But the focus for today is the Senior Boys 100 meters final to decide who is the king of the tracks in secondary schools athletics.
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 10.80 seconds 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 the Fijivillage medal tally just to hand.
In the Boys Division:
Marist Brothers lead with 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medal. Second are Ratu Navula with 1 gold and 2 Bronze and third is Natabua High School, Lomary, Holy Family, Dudley High, Yet Sen and Wainibuka with 1 Gold Medal each.
In the Girls Division, 9 time winners and defending champions, Adi Cakobau School lead with 1 Gold and 2 Silver while tied at second spot are Nadarivatu Secondary, Napuka High, Khalsa College and Lomary Secondary with 1 Gold medal each.
Earlier today, 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 Guru-nanak 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.
Currently underway are the 400 meter heats and 30 gold medals are still to be given out in noth the boys and girls division.
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