Athletics

Karan finishes 11th

August 5, 2022 4:44 am

Fiji’s long distance runner Yeshnil Karan finished 11th in the Men’s 1500metres heat at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Karan ran a time of 4 minutes and 4.22 seconds.

This time however did not qualify him for the final.

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Bowler Semesa Naiseruvati did not qualify to the quarter-final of the men’s singles after recording one win and a loss at the Commonwealth Games.

Naiseruvati was defeated by England’s Jamie Walker 11-21 in round 4.

He then played Robert Simpson of Jamaica where he came out with a 21-4 victory in round 5.

In Table Tennis, Vicky Wu and Grace Yee defeated Kenya in the Mixed Singles 3-1.

However, Reilley Stephen and Titana Touea went down 2-3 to Seychelles.

Jai Chauhan and Li Carolyn lost to Guyana 0-3.

In the womens singles, Akanisi Latu lost to 3-0.

Grace Yee and Carolyn Li lost out in the womens doubles to Guyana 1-3.