Fiji Va’a bags two more

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Team Fiji’s Va’a V6 500m Open Mixed team after their race at the Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau. Picture: TEAM FIJI

Team Fiji Va’a continued their successful run at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, adding two more medals to their collection on the second day of competition.

This was their fifth medafter winning two bronze and a silver on Day One. The Super Six ladies comprising Sera Havea, Faith Khelan, Krystelle Whippy, Martha Samuela, Taleivini Kaimacuata, and Elenoa Vateitei clinched the silver medal in the V6 500m Women’s final.

Additionally, the V6 500m Open Mixed team, consisting of Asesela Ravudi, Annette Naigulevu, Nitika Rouse, Abraham Fong, Iris Fisher, and Karel Ooms, secured the bronze medal in their final race.

With a total of four silver and three bronze medals, Team Fiji currently holds the eighth position on the medal tally.

The competition is fierce, but Team Fiji is determined to continue their success and strive for more medals in the upcoming events.

The Pacific Mini Games will conclude on July 9.