Banuve out of the Games

Sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro finished fifth in his 100 metres heat clocking 10.65 seconds at the 2022 Commonwealth Games now held at Birmingham, United Kingdom on Tuesday.

That was his only event and last run as he did not qualify for the semifinals.

Tabakaucoro’s missing out on the top two spots has been taken by Nigeria and England to the next round.

Nigeria’s Favour Ashe finished first with a time of 10.12 while Mitchell Blake of England came in second clocking a time of 10.14s.

Lawn bowls ladies did not have a good outing with one win and two losses at Victoria Park, Leamington Spa.

Ladies triple Loreta Kotoisuva, Sheral Mar and Radhika Prasad beat Malaysia 17-14 earlier in the day.

Meanwhile, in the adies double Losalini Tukai and Litia Tikoisuva lost to Scotland 16-13.

The fours consisting of Kotoisuva, Mar, Prasad and Tukai lost to New Zealand 17-6.

At the Sandwell Aquatics Centre swimmers Hansel McCaig, David Young and Epeli Rabua swam in the Heat 5 of the men’s 50 metres freestyle.

McCaig clocked 23.29 seconds coming in 18th in a field of 71 swimmers, Young clocked 23.62 secs to be listed 23rd and Rabua’s time of 24.88 sec placed him at 48.

Cheyenne Rova swam in the 50m breaststroke Heat 2. She clocked 32.34 seconds to finish 25th of the 38 swimmers that took part.

Fiji did not start in the mixed 4 X 100 medley relay.

Judo was held at the Covertry Arena. Shanice Takayawa lost to England’s Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown 0-10 in her 70kg Games debut.

Yeats-Brown won by ippon to Takayawa.

In her repechage match, Takayawa lost to Joy Asonye of Nigeria.

Asonye won by ippon.

Meanwhile about 6500 competitors and officials from 72 nations and territories are participating in the 22nd Commonwealth Games.

It is the biggest multi-sport event to be held in the UK since the 2012 London Olympics.