Weightlifter, Sainimili Turner is out to prove that the saying old is gold will be true for her in the Pacific Games.

At 57 years of age, the Games open category defending gold champion is one of the oldest athlete in the Noumea Games.

The Fiji Weightlifting team for the Pacific Games consists of 7 female and 5 male.

Fiji soccer team’s final friendly match against Samoa will be played today after both Fiji Mens and Womens team recorded wins in the first match yesterday.

Men’s team won by 3 goals to nil and women’s team defeated the Samoan team 2-nil.

Fiji and Samoa will play at the TFL National Stadium later today.


Story by: Ronal Deo