The Coca Cola games is the biggest youth Athletic competition in the Pacific.
Today’s SportLight athlete will feature someone, who is no stranger to the podium.
Natabua’s Senior Girl Frances Tuva has always been a golden child and with a string of gold medals in her bag, the Malake Native from the Province of Ra with maternal links to Natogadravu village in Tailevu will be a force to be reckoned with in the 2024 Coca Cola Games.
She had won gold medals in the Intermediate Girls 200 meters, 400 meters and 4×400 meters relay, she has also won the overall Best Female Athlete during the 2022 Coca-Cola games. She has also represented Fiji in the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.
Tuva will be competing in the 2oom, 400m and the 4x 400m relay. The closest competitors in each of the races are as followed:
200M
Sereima Rasovasova – Jasper William
Melania Ranadi – ACS
Kiliraki Tirisiani – MGM
400M
Shamariah Turuva – Jasper William
Melania Ranadi- ACS
Salacieli Malidegei – Naitasiri Secondary
Poijila Kalaiwaca – MGM
Esther Tikotikoca – SGS
4×400 Senior Girls
Jasper
Natabua
ACS
Tuva hopes to become a coach someday to help train the future athletes of ACS.
