Marist Brothers High School student Petero Veitaqomaki will confidently run in today’s 800m final knowing that he clocked the fastest time in all the heats.

Veitaqomaki won Heat 3 with a time of 1:56.62.

His closest rival is Samoan Tuuaga Fiso who ran 1:57.52.

Papua New Guinea’s Ephraim Lerkin will also be gunning for gold. He clocked 1:57.55.

Kameli Sauduadua ran a time of 1:58.99 to qualify for the final.

The Pacific Games 800m record is 1:49.54 set by Sireli Naikelekelevesi at the 1999 South Pacific Games in Guam.

HOW THEY LINE-UP

1  Kapalu, Dick                  18 VAN                 1:58.99

2  Matlaun, Kaminiel          23 PNG                 1:57.93

3 Veitaqomaki, Petero   19 FIJ                 1:56.62

4  Fred, Messach                 22 PNG                 1:58.74

5  Lerkin, Ephraim             20 PNG                 1:57.55

6  Fiso, Tuuaga                     20 SAM                 1:57.52

7  Beddoes, Alex                 24 COK                 1:59.73

8  Kameli Sauduadua     19 FIJ                 1:58.88

Alternates

1 Taufeulungaki, Sione     16 TGA                 1:59.46

2  N’Godrela, Jeremiah              NCL                 2:00.52

Edited by Osea Bola

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