Over 200 athletes will be representing the country in the Oceania Championships at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva from Saturday.

Filimoni Vuli Waqa’s influence was not confined to the Fiji Finals, he was also a mentor, motivator and a beacon of hope for over hundreds of thousands of athletes.

Athletics Fiji is deeply saddened with the passing of Filimoni Vuli Waqa, a man who dedicated over 45 years of his life to the sport.

Hannah Cockroft has won 100m gold at the World Para Athletics Championships for the seventh time in a row.

The athletics fraternity in Fiji and the Oceania region has lost one of its icons Filimoni Waqa, who passed away this morning.

South African Akani Simbine won the 100 metres in a world-leading 9.90 seconds at the Atlanta City Games on Saturday, while American Noah Lyles shone in the 150 metres.

Double Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya appeared at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday to continue her challenge against World Athletics regulations that female athletes with differences in sexual development (DSDs) medically reduce their testosterone levels.

Fiji’s long distance champion Yeshnil Karan is one of over 200 athletes selected to represent Fiji at the upcoming Oceania Championship at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.

Kenneth Bednarek sounded out a warning to his Olympic rivals with a personal best and world-leading time in the 200 metres when he led an all-American podium at the Diamond League meeting in windy conditions in Doha.

Athletics Fiji National Coach Albert Miller is hoping for a strong team to be selected for the upcoming Oceania Championships, which will be held in Fiji next month.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will be competing in the Oceania Masters Athletics Championships to be held in Suva next month.

Hoping for the athletes to have a better future is what drives Royals Club coach, Antonio Raboiliku, to do what he does.