With just 15 days to go until the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, all eyes are on one of Fiji’s brightest track and field stars, Sereana Viriviri, who is set to lead the nation’s medal hopes in the women’s high jump.

Loata Lewageena, a name fast becoming synonymous with excellence in throws within Fiji, is set to make her mark on the international stage at the upcoming Mini Games.

Kenyan Beatrice Chebet came close to breaking the women’s 5000 metres world record on Friday at the Rome Diamond League when she clocked 14:03.69, a meeting record that was just 2.5 seconds shy of Gudaf Tsegay’s 1997 world mark of 14:00.21.

Ekaterina Guliyev is set to lose the 800 metres silver medal she won for Russia at the 2012 Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed her appeal against a four-year doping ban, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

Athletics Fiji is calling on the nation for support as it works towards raising funds to cover athlete levies for the upcoming Pacific Mini Games in Palau.

Olympic gold medallist Gabby Thomas says she was verbally harassed at the Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia last weekend.

Athletics Fiji’s Pacific Mini Games management team is calling on the public to help make a national dream a reality, as they aim to send 40 athletes to represent Fiji at the 12th Pacific Mini Games in Palau later this month.

Former blue ribbon and Fiji Secondary School long jump record holder Waisele Inoke is set to compete in the gruelling men’s decathlon at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau — a challenge tailor-made for his unique blend of speed, strength and skill.

Melania Turaga is poised to play a key role in Fiji’s athletics campaign at this year’s Pacific Mini Games, where she will line up in the women’s 4×400 metres relay alongside Heleina Young, Vilorina Naibena and Adi Ceva Lutumailagi.

Para-athlete Naibili Vatunisolo is balancing her academic pursuits with rigorous training as she prepares to compete at her third Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau.

In a show of continued commitment to nurturing young talent, the Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association has donated $15,000 to Athletics Fiji to support preparations for the upcoming Pacific Mini Games in Palau.

Sporting federations around the country are currently working tirelessly behind the scenes to help their athletes collect enough money to pay for their levies in order to represent Fiji at the upcoming Pacific Mini Games in Palau.