Fiji athletes for N.Z.
(N.Z. Press Assn.— Copyright! SUVA. Two leading Fijian athletes, Pecill Kina and Samuela Yavala, will compete in the New Zealand championships in March. They are expected to leave for Auckland early in January to prepare for the championships, and to compete in local meetings. Work has been arranged for them in Auckland. Kina is Fiji’s discus champion and a leading shot-put-ter. Yavala holds the allcomers’ 400-metres record and has beaten his country man, the Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, Saimoni Tamani, over the distance.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32461, 23 November 1970, Page 16
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