Minister for Youth and Sports, Laisenia Tuitubou has called on Team Fiji athletes to begin their preparations now if they want to achieve success at the 2019 Pacific Games in Tonga.

Tuitubou was addressing the Team Fiji athletes and officials at the Thanksgiving Service in Suva yesterday after their return from the Port Moresby Games, where they finished fourth overall.

“So if we are to improve our outing as Team Fiji in 2019 in Nukualofa, the ground work needs to start now. I call upon all of you to work together for the fulfillment of our endeavor to be the Pacific leading sporting nation.”

Tonga will host the Pacific Games for the first time ever in 2019.