Brieanna Rabakewa

Swami Vivekananda College’s Brieanna Rabakewa has smashed the Intermediate girl’s discus record at the Fiji Finals in Suva.

Rabakena’s gold-medal winning throw of 42.54 meters surpassed the previous record of 37.10m set by Katarina Maivilase of Napuka Secondary School.

She says her hard work and dedication have paid off and shown in her achievement this afternoon.

“Coming into this competition made me feel a bit of pressure because last year- I was in the same grade and same and competition and I didn’t make the top eight and I managed to push away the pressure by praying. ”

She fended off a strong challenge from Loata Lewageena of RSMS, who also exceeded the previous record with a distance of 41.79m.

Saint Joseph Secondary’s Sinairi Erasito claimed the bronze with a throw of 36.49m.