Seven Records At Fiji’S
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First Amateur Sports
Prom Our Own Correspondent
Suva, Oct. 13.
SEVEN records established at the first championship meeting of the new Fiji Amateur Sports Association on October 10 were all set by Fijians.
Students of the Teachers’ Training College secured eleven wins and nine seconds.
The most outstanding performance was by the well-known Mataika Tuicakau, who bettered the British Empire Games record in the putting-the-shot championship.
Official records were: 100 yards, Kalivate Cavuilati, 10 secs. 100 yards (jun.), E. Boila, 10 2/5 secs.
Putting the Shot, Mataika Tuicakau, 49 ft. 9i in.
Putting the Shot (jnr.), Kaimacuata, 38 ft. 3 in.
High Jump, Orisi Vatunitu, 5 ft. 7 in.
Hop step and jump (jnr.), Tagicakibau, 38 ft. 7 in.
Broad Jump (jnr.), Waisea Lagilevu, 20 ft. 2i in.