Day one of the Coca-Cola Triple N Zone was called off yesterday after heavy rain, lightning and thunderstorms at the HFC Bank Stadium.
Triple N Zone president Solomone Seru said they had no choice but to call off the competition to ensure the safety of students, athletes, and officials at the stadium.
“The competition had to be on hold three times yesterday before we finally called it off around 2pm,” he said.
“There were lightning experienced and we could not afford to have our athletes competing because we do not want to take any risks.”
Seru said the competition had been going smoothly throughout the day until it started raining.
The rest of the events have been postponed until today.
“We will have to see if the weather is good before we can allow the competition to go on tomorrow (today).”
Meanwhile, as of day one, Adi Cakobau School leads the girls’ division with five gold, five silver, and four bronze, bagging a total of 14 medals.
Following in second place is Sila Central High School with one gold, three silver, and two bronze while Wainimala is in third place with one gold, three silver, and one bronze.
In the boys division, Lelean Memorial School leads with three gold and two silver while Nakasi High School follows with two gold, two silver, and two bronze.
