Rugby, refugees
No hope for Paris
ANOTHER tournament has just gone astray. Is there still hope for the Olympics? I do not think so. Ben promised a turn around in Australia, but the team display was just pathetic. I believe it’s time for Ben to go . TOMASI BOGINISO
McGowen Crescent,
Liverpool, NSW, Australia
Australia too good
ON the day, Fiji failed, yet again. We fell to Australia in the Cup semi-final. Australia was too good taking a 22-7 victory.
Fiji had unimpressive pool matches, but took three wins. We accounted for South Africa in the Cup quarters.
Is it time for unsuccessful English coach Ben Gollings to bow out and go home? I think so. You failed, again.
I am bitterly disappointed.
RONNIE CHANG
Martintar, Nadi
Losing streak
NOW it’s 17 tournaments losing streak. Wow!
WISE MUAVONO
Hedstrom Pl, Balawa, Lautoka
Asylum seekers
IT felt good to read in The Sunday Times ( 28/1 ) the Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission is assisting four Syrian nationals who are in the country seeking asylum.
Fiji, as a party to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees, has an obligation to process asylum seekers who seek protection from well founded fear of persecution in their home country.
Reading “the convention protects refugees and recognises the international scope of the refugee problem and the importance of international solidarity and cooperation” made me recall how so many fellow Fijians sought sanctuary in other countries after the traumatic first coup and subsequent ones.
RAJEND NAIDU
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Rainibogi leads the way
THANK you Talei Matairakula for sharing (ST 28/01) the workload that Taniela Rainibogi is carrying on his shoulders.
The piece shared so much on the sporting life of Rainibogi, who is carrying the future of Weightlifting Fiji on his shoulders and is playing not only for our beloved Fiji, but for a better future for his brothers and sisters in the sport.
Rainibogi, who was named the 2023 Pacific Games’ Best Male Athlete, claimed three gold medals in Honiara and went on to create history in Qatar, by becoming the first male from Fiji in 70 years to win a medal at the Grand Prix.
Now that our hero is chasing a place in the Paris Olympics, I wish him all the best! Rainibogi is Weightlifting Fiji’s top bet and hope and I’m positive that his hard work, perseverance, and dedication will pave the way for success!
I urge the Fiji Sports Council and Weightlifting Fiji to provide him the expertise and resources he will need.
RAJNESH ISHWAR LINGAM Balgovind Rd, Nadawa, Nasinu