Sports Help Drop in Criminal Acts
There are 14 zones in the Qauia community which has a population of about 5000 to 6000 people.
Monday 19 February 2024 | 00:09
The Qauia sports day on Saturday at Johnny Singh Park was to bring youths together and identify their sports talents.
This was the comment of organiser and chairwoman for Lami district council and Social Services Taufa Qoro St John.
The sports day was organised by the Southern Division Community Policing Unit with the support of the Lami/Qauia business community and stakeholders.
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The inaugural tournament saw 15 volleyball teams participating; St John intends to include other sports in future.
“The main reason why we want to organise this, is that the crime rate keeps rising and it is a red zone area. We decided to organise a youth sports day so that the youths of Qauia could divert from it.” St John said.
“We want to them to know each other and we could see what talents they have, in sports, they are just there going with the crowd and peer pressure.
“Boxing and rugby wanted to be part of the sports day and other parts of Lami. We are piloting it now in Qauia. The next one we will invite all the communities in Lami,” she added.
There are 14 zones in the Qauia community which has a population of about 5000 to 6000 people.
“We did put our invitation to all the stakeholders; sponsors, MSP and navy, they are just within the Lami area. Meanwhile the Fiji Police Force
band led the march from Qauia with the youths marking the opening of the sports day.
“We are happy with the turnout,” St John indicated.
“Straight after this we are planning another one; we have seen the great interest from teams outside Qauia.
“We would like to thank Fiji Volleyball and Fiji National Sports Commission for supplying our volleyball nets and balls for this sports day.”
Teams that took part included Vunikulu, Tagimoucia, Delana and Mua ni Wavu.
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