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Delana cashes in on Paralympics win

Rashneel Kumar
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

ILIESA Delana continues to cash in from his recent glory at the Paralympic Games.

The 27-year-old won Fiji and Pacific's first gold medal in London after winning the F42 men's high jump event, recording 1.74 metres.

Delana's historic feat catapulted Fiji onto the world map making it the top ranked country at the Paralympic Games for medals per team size.

The Fiji government along with other generous organisations joined hands to reward Delana for this massive achievement. Delana now eyes Rio Paralympics, which will be held in 2016.