FROM SEPT 4 (DAY 2):
ATHLETICS continued its run to bring in more gold medals for Team PNG in
the 2013 IX Mini Pacific Games in Wallis and Futuna by making clean sweeps in
two events and Toea Wisil easily walking away with the gold in the 100m event.
The day started on a good note with a surprising win by Skene Kiage
edging his veteran countryman and favourite Sapolai Yao in the 3,000m
steeplechase.
Kiage (9:56.06) made a rush in the last lap to overtake Yao (9:57.35) who
was leading for most of the race. Inia Sili from Fiji came third (10:18.06).
In the women’s 800m, PNG made a clean sweep of the top three places when
Jenny Albert (2:19.84), Tuna Tine (2:21.03) and Poro Gahekave (2:21.12) crossed
the line ahead of runners from the other nations.
In the same way, later in the day, the PNG women’s 400m runners of Betty
Burua, Wisil and Shirley Wunatup made a clean sweep in the event.
Buruga stopped the clock at 56.96s, Wisil 57.58 and Wunatup 58.50.
Wisil was leading most of the way but was overtaken by Burua in the last
100m.
In the 100m, Wisil had no problem, stopping the clock at 11.68s, followed
by Fijian Yunis Bese 12.21 and Nauru’s Lovelite Detenamo taking the bronze with
a time of 12.22, which is a possible national record.
In the men’s 100m, Kupun chased the favourite Fijian Banuve Tabakauroro all
the way with the Fijian setting a new Mini Games record of 10.33s with Kupun on
10.60 and another Fijian Francis Kirikirikulo on 10.71.
In other events, Kaminiel Matlaun won the bronze in the 800m and Mong
Tavol managed to grab the bronze in the men’s triple jump.
In all, athletics brought in for PNG four gold, four silver, four bronze
medal on day two (2) of the competitions.
- PNGOC MEDIA UNIT
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