NEW secondary schools athletics stars were discovered during the Ba Zone athletics competition last week.
During the two-day competition, 10 athletes set records at Lautoka’s Churchill Park.
Some of the standout athletes included Lisa Lockington, the younger sister of national rep and Coca-Cola Games high jump champion Shawntell Lockington, Nukuloa College track queen Naomi Navuga, record-breaking middle distance runner Salote Naiula of DAV College, Kamil College sprinters Zuber Ali and Evnish Prasad, and javelin thrower Bernadette Penueli. Naiula set two records in the junior girls 800m and 400m with a time of two minutes 31.70s and 1m 03.72s respectively, while Navuga set a new time in the junior girls 100m of 12.65sec.
Ali stamped his name in his first year of participation by breaking the sub junior boys 100m record with a time of 12.19s.
Also reaffirming his status as Ba’s fastest schoolboy is Khalsa College track king Jona Nabaro who won three gold medals. He won the 100m, 200m, and anchored his 4x100m relay team to a fairytale finish. Zone president Hussain Shah said having the competition on synthetic tracks for the first time contributed to the success of the event.
Boys records: Sub junior boys 100m: Zuber Ali, Kamil Muslim College, 12.19sec. Old rec 12.37s. Sub junior 400m: Muzammil: Xavier College: 59.22s – old record 1m 25s. Junior 100m: Ratu Tauvoli, Xavier College 11.40s – Old record 11.41s. Intermediate 100m: Evnish Prasad: KMC: 10.97s – old record 11.09s
Intermediate 400m: Narukutabua Sakeo: 51.53s old record 51.75s.
Girls records: Junior 100m: Naomi Navuga: Nukuloa: 12.65s. Old record 12.77s. Intermediate shotput: Adi Alisi: Xav 11.7s. Old record 10.15s
Junior 800m: Salote Naiula: DAV College: 2m 31.70s – old record 2min 37 .72s. Sub junior javelin: Bernadette Penjueli: Xav: 25.20m old record 20.69m.Junior 400m: Salote Naiula: DAV: 1.03. 72mints. Old record 1.04. 72m.
