Elenoa Vateitei has secured a silver medal for Team Fiji at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau this afternoon.
Vateitei came second in the V1 500 metres Open Women’s final with a time of 2:38.59, just behind Samoa’s Anne Cairns who clocked 2:36.29.
Earlier today, Raymond Rusivakula scooped bronze in the Va’a V1 500 metres Open Men’s Final.
Meanwhile, the V12 500 metres Mixed team that won their heat this morning also won a bronze this afternoon.
Team Fiji Va'a Coach Stanley Ooms says he is just so happy about the performance of the teams today.
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Ooms says tomorrow they will focus on the 500 metres V6 Men’s and Women’s as well as their V6 mixed categories.
Tahiti currently leads the medal tally with 2 gold and 1 silver, Samoa is second with 1 gold, Fiji is third with 1 silver and 2 bronze, all from the Va’a.