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Fiji finishes sixth in India

Vashneel Prasad

July 29, 2017 5:01 pm

The Fiji Womens Basketball team finished sixth in the Asia Cup B Division play-offs in India this morning.

Fiji went down to Singapore by 80-65 in the fifth place play-offs.

Mili Koyamainavure was awarded as the top performer for the national side in the game.

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