Taina Tuiwai 
[Source: Team Fiji/Facebook]
Team Fiji’s sole track athlete Waisake Tewa finished his Paris Olympics journey after placing seventh out of eight sprinters in Heat 6 of the men’s 100m preliminary rounds.
The Vanua Levu native clocked a time of 10.73 seconds making this his season best.
Competing against 45 other athletes, Tewa had aimed for a top-two finish in his heat to advance to the next round, but was unsuccessful.
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Meanwhile, China currently leads the medal tally with 16 gold, 11 silver and nine bronze.
The United States of America is second with 12 gold, 21 silver and 20 bronze while the hosts are placed third with 12 gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze.
Team Fiji is currently at 44th place with only one silver in the bag.
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