Aaron Powell led the charge for the Suva team over the two day athletics competition during the Fiji Games over the weekend winning 2 out of the 23 gold medal haul and helped his relay team come from behind to snatch the 4x100m relay gold away from team Taveuni.
The 2nd of 3 mini pacific games trials for athletics begins today as Athletics Fiji look towards being at the top of Pacific Island Athletics once again. National Athletics coach and development officer, Albert Miller Snr, in an interview with Fiji Times after the 2017 Oceania Championships said that the focus of most athletes have now shifted towards the pacific mini games in Vanuatu in December.
Athletics Fiji in conjunction with Oceania Athletics and the Pacific Sports Partnership Program (PSP) donated a brand new Kids’ Athletics kit worth 2000 euros and entered into an agreement with the Fiji National Sports Commission (FNSC).
Athletics Fiji held their first of three Mini SPG trials over the weekend. Athletes braved the wet and cold Suva weather vying for a chance to book their spot on the Athletics team to the mini games in Vanuatu in December.
It all starts here, road to Vanuatu!!
The Technical Officials Workshop refresher course for the northern primary school teachers and officials was held over 3 days (22nd, 23rd and 24th August) in Labasa with the addition of a Kids’ Athletics Workshop in the first two days.
Aaron Powell, Mustafa Fall, Errol Qaqa, Samuela Railoa and Makereta Naulu were all in impressive form at the first ever competition for the 2017-2018 Athletics Fiji regular season.
In the next 12 months Athletics Fiji through its Pacific Sports Partnership Program (PSP) is planning to engage more Special Schools around the country with the help of Ministry of Education Special and Inclusive Education Unit, to participate in the Kids Athletics Program.
Western Primary Schools’ Athletics Association (WPSAA) in conjunction with Fiji Primary Schools’ Athletics Association (FPSAA) and Athletics Fiji hosted a one day workshop over the weekend.
Tubuilagi finishes off 2016-2017 season with a 48.98s