Suva wins Fiji Games 2019

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Swimmers during the Fiji Games Open Swimming Championship at the Damodar Aquatic Centre in Laucala Bay, Suva on Monday, April 22, 2019. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU/FILE

SUVA has been crowned the overall champion of the Fiji Games 2019 that was held in various venues over five days and attended by hundreds who braved the wet weather conditions to compete throughout the Easter weekend in an event that is held every two years.

Suva claimed 60 gold medals, 75 silver and 53 bronze medals to win the 2019 Fiji Games.

Nadi claims second place with 28 gold, 22 silver and 23 bronze.

Rotuma also scooped 28 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze, and Nadroga – 11 gold and 11 silver, and Naitasiri – 9 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze.

Athletes represented 24 districts over the past five days that included Korovou, Nausori, Suva, Lami, Nasinu, Vunidawa, Navua, Labasa, Savusavu, Seaqaqa, Taveuni, Saqani, Wainikoro, Lautoka, Yasawa, Ba, Tavua, Nadarivatu, Rakirakri, Nadi, Nadroga, Navosa, Levuka and Rotuma.

Several sports also used the Fiji Games as a final trial for aspiring athletes hoping to represent Fiji at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, in July.

Team Fiji archery, boxing, badminton, basketball, volleyball beach and indoor, powerlifting, sailing, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, and weightlifting used the 2019 Fiji Games to finalise their teams to the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa.

At the last Fiji Games in 2017, the district of Suva dominated winning a total of 30 gold medals with their closest rivals being Levuka who won 10 gold medals.

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