Big Day For Our Sportspeople

There will be a special guest speaker at the Fiji Sports Awards at the FMF Gymna­sium next Friday.

And Fiji Sports Awards organiz­ing committee chairperson Litiana Loabuka said the big day for sport­speople starts today.

The 97 nominees and corporate sponsors for individual categories will be hosted to a cocktail tonight.

“We’ll start this off with our nom­inee cocktail so off course we have a special night,”she said.

“We give the mileage back to the fantastic athletes and acknowledge the organizations.

“We give the update on the guest speaker next week but at this time we want to acknowledge our spon­sors FIJI Water, SportsWorld, Coca-Cola Amatil, and Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) who will sponsor the administrator of the year award.

Sportsman of the year nominee Alivereti Veitokani in action

2018 Sportswoman of the Year:

Joana Senimoli (Asia Pacific Taekwondo), Miriama, Senokonoko (Athletics), Trina Davis (Football), Nathalyn Takayawa (Judo), Rusila Nagasau, (Rugby), Matelita Buad­romo (Swimming), Sally Yee (Table Tennis), Anegha Narayan ( Fiji Taekwondo)

2018 Coach of the Year:

Francis Nand (Asia Pacific Taekwondo), Benedito Qumi (Athletics),Seini Samson (basket­ball), Marika Rodu (Football), Vela Tawake (Rugby League), Senirusi

Seruvakula (rugby), Sharon Smith (swimming), Harvi Yee (Table Ten­nis), Sang Hyun Ra (Fiji Taekwon­do).

Edited by Osea Bola

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