2018 Melanesian Championships in Athletics explained

VII Melanesian Championships in Athletics
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Host City:Port Vila, Vanuatu
Dates:9-11 May
Stadium:Korman Stadium
Level:Senior
Previous:2016 Suva

The 2018 Melanesian Championships in Athletics took place on 9–11 May 2018. The event was held at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu.[1]

The U18 championships doubled as the official trial for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. In the senior men's 100 m, Anas Abu-Ganaba started the final conservatively, making up over a metre of distance over the last 40 metres to win the gold medal.[2]

Medal summary

Men

100 metres
(-1.1 m/s)
10.6910.7311.06
200 metres
(-1.1 m/s)
21.2721.5922.02
400 metres47.2249.1050.98

Women

100 metres
(-1.2 m/s)
12.0312.3112.75
200 metres
(-1.3 m/s)
24.5024.7726.20
400 metres58.941:00.191:00.38

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics Vanuatu gearing up for Melanesian Games and U20 IAAF athletics Championships . Vanuatu Daily Post.
  2. Web site: Melanesian Championships Oceania Athletics Association . Oceania Athletics Association . 23 December 2023 . 11 May 2018.