No Fijians Placed
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At Empire Games
FIJIAN athletes at the Empire games in Vancouver spent most of their time trying to get warm.
They did not win any events but were one of the most popular teams at the games.
Seventeen-year-old Sainiana Soro wale, the first Fijian woman athlete to compete outside Fiji, was monopolised by Press photographers and the whole team appeared on Television shows.
In a “warm-up” throw, discus thrower Mesulame Rakuro recorded f 148 ft, but ultimately finished eighth in a field of 14. Both javelin throwers beat the record set at the 1950 games held in Auckland, but failed to reach the final six at Vancouver.
Fiji’s scratch team in the 4 by 110 relay (Rakuro, Elo, Sadulu and Eustace) was beaten in its heat by Canada, Nigeria and Australia, who also took the first three places in the final.
A picture theatre which was estab lished at Rotuma some time ago by Mr. F. A. Garrett, formerly on the staff of Morris Hedstrom and Co. in Suva, was completely de stroyed by fire in July. The pro jection equipment and seats were saved.