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Fiji prime minister, 75, wins (over 65) shot put bronze medal at Oceania athletics championships
Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka, aged 75, turned back the clock to win a bronze medal in the shot put at the Oceania athletics championships on Wednesday.
Rabuka represented Fiji in the decathlon, shot put, discus and hammer at the 1974 Commonwealth Games and played rugby union for his country.
The Peoples Alliance party leader finished behind two Australians in the over-65 age category at the Oceania Championships in Suva, Fiji with a throw of 7.09 metres.
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Rabuka, a former soldier as well as athlete, became prime minister in 1992 and held office until the 1999 election.
After standing again and losing in 2018, Rabuka returned to power as head of the coalition government following elections in December 2022 which brought an end to former prime minister, Frank Bainimarama’s 16 years in power.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/06/fiji-prime-minister-sitiveni-rabuka-75-wins-shot-put-bronze-medal-oceania-athletics-championships
Rabuka represented Fiji in the decathlon, shot put, discus and hammer at the 1974 Commonwealth Games and played rugby union for his country.
The Peoples Alliance party leader finished behind two Australians in the over-65 age category at the Oceania Championships in Suva, Fiji with a throw of 7.09 metres.
...
Rabuka, a former soldier as well as athlete, became prime minister in 1992 and held office until the 1999 election.
After standing again and losing in 2018, Rabuka returned to power as head of the coalition government following elections in December 2022 which brought an end to former prime minister, Frank Bainimarama’s 16 years in power.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/06/fiji-prime-minister-sitiveni-rabuka-75-wins-shot-put-bronze-medal-oceania-athletics-championships