Jasper, Natabua Rule Zone Competition
"Natabua’s Nemani Mudrelagi and Salote Baravilala of Jasper also won the best male and female athletes respectively."
Sunday 24 March 2019 | 11:00
Jasper Williams High School athletes after winning the girl’s division of the Lautoka/Yasawa zone at Churchill Park, Lautoka on March 23, 2019. Photo: Waisea Nasokia
Natabua High School and Jasper Williams High claimed the Lautoka/Yasawa Athletics zone titles in the boy’s and girl’s division respectively at Churchill Park, Lautoka yesterday.
Natabua’s Nemani Mudrelagi and Salote Baravilala of Jasper also won the best male and female athletes respectively.
Mudrelagi won three gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 400m relay and Baravilala in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay.
Mudrelagi said he was looking forward to the Coca-Cola Games next month at Suva’s ANZ Stadium.
He said he would need to work harder to win there.
“I thank the teachers for their support and training,” he added.
Jasper’s Baravilala said that she was aiming to repeat her winning performance at the Coke Games.
Her three-gold medal performance inspired Jasper to another Zone title this year.
Two records were broken on day two of the zone meet.
Adi Ulamila of Jasper broke the triple jump senior girls record, jumping a distance of 11.21m, erasing Francis Kurivitu’s (Jasper) record of 11.02m set in 2017.
In the sub-junior discus throw, Faith Kukusei of Jasper threw a distance of 21.02m, superseding Adi Elenoa’s (Natabua) record of 21m set in 2017.
Pundit Vishnu Deo Memorial College’s Amit Sharma retained the 3000m gold medal boys division for the third year running, clocking a time of 15.44 minutes ahead of Antonio Nemani (Natabua) and team mate Aman Kumar.
Medal tally:
Boys G S B
Natabua High 33 16 15
St Thomas 8 10 10
Tilak High 5 9 10
Girls G S B
Jasper William 40 17 11
Natabua High 4 11 10
St Thomas 2 10 10
-Edited by Sheldon Chanel
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