PARTICIPATION WITH SOME CREDIT !
As Rabangaki Nawai left his blocks at the start of Heat 6 of the Mens' 60m. in Valencia in the World Indoor Championships last Friday, he became another small part of the development and history of Athletics in Kiribati. No I-Kiribati athlete has ever competed indoors before.
To report his actual performance, he will have been disappointed with his reaction time (0.246) but quite pleased with his overall race. He placed 7th. out of the 8 starters. His time was 7.26 secs. (an electronic PB). Of the Oceania sprinters, Jack Howard from FSM appeared to have the fastest time (7.13) and Rabangaki was fourth fastest of these. The fastest qualifier from the Heats clocked 6.64.
The whole experience would have made an impression on him, hopefully galvanising him to encourage others to follow his example in future years.
Last Modified on 09/03/2008 21:20