IT is two down and three more to go for Fiji sprinter Niko Verekauta.
The newly anointed track king added another title to his scalp after claiming the men’s 200m race at the BCI Stadium yesterday.
Verekauta is eyeing a major haul of five gold medals from this Pacific Mini Games.
The remaining events he will be participating are 200m (today) and the 4x100m and 4x400m on Saturday.
The 23-year-old remains optimistic of making a clean sweep in all his remaining events.
“I’m confident of winning all five gold medals in the PMG.”
The silver medal went to Tahiti’s Jocelyn Muntaner while Fiji’s Osea Dasalusalu settled with bronze.
Verekauta is seeded third for the 200m final today.Compatriots Banuve Tabakaucoro and Tevita Nalovo are seeded ahead of him.
In the women’s 400m race, Fiji made quite a history after clinching all three medals. Track queen Makelesi Bulikiobo won gold with a time of 55.71s.
Paulini Korowaqa scooped the silver medal after clocking 58.02s.
Makitalena Lolokobuka clocked 58.89s to win the bronze medal.
In other events, Erwan Cassier of New Caledonia won gold in men’s hammer throw event with a distance of 56.38m.
Fellow country man Petelo Toto threw a distance of 50.74m to scope the silver medal.
Cedric Oblet of New Caledonia won the gold in men’s 1500m after clocking 4 minutes 11.17s.
In women’s 10,000m race, tiny Betty Babalu lost to New Caledonia’s Josiane Chipeaux to settle for silver medal.
Chipeaux won gold with a time of 41 min 24.10s. - Rashneel Kumar: Cook Islands News
Last Modified on 26/09/2009 07:00