Fijians At Empire Games
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THE four athletes, who are to represent Fiji at the British Empire Games in Auckland in February left Suva in early January.
They are Orisi Dawai and Manasa Nukuvou, who will compete in the 100 yards and 220 yards races; Mataika Tuicakau, who will take part in the shot put and discus events; and Luke Tuna buna, javelin-thrower.
Recent performances of each of these athletes compare favourably with those put up in the athletic meeting held on August 1, 1949, between Great Britain and France and are in every case better than the New Zealand standard required for the British Empire Games.
Mr. H, M. McMillan, who has been training the four men, will go with them to Auckland as manager-coach.
It is expected that the cost of sending the athletics team to the Empire Games, and the yacht and crew to represent Fiji in the 18 ft. international race on Auck land harbour, will be about £l,OOO. The Government of Fiji has promised a grant of up to £5OO, to meet half the cost of the trip.