2018 Melanesian Championships in Athletics

VII Melanesian Championships in Athletics
VII Melanesian Championships in Athletics
Dates	9-11 May
Host city	Port Vila, Vanuatu
Venue	Korman Stadium
Level	Senior
	← 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

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (-1.1 m/s)	Anas Abu-Ganaba Australia	10.69	Tikie Terry Mael Vanuatu	10.73	Brandym Mento Vanuatu	11.06
200 metres (-1.1 m/s)	Anas Abu-Ganaba Australia	21.27	Tikie Terry Mael Vanuatu	21.59	Brandym Mento Vanuatu	22.02
400 metres	Jordan Sarmento Australia	47.22	Bradly Toa Vanuatu	49.10	Jackfrey Tamathui Vanuatu	50.98

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (-1.2 m/s)	Heleina Young Fiji	12.03	Nicole Kay Australia	12.31	Roselyne Nalin Vanuatu	12.75
200 metres (-1.3 m/s)	Nicole Kay Australia	24.50	Heleina Young Fiji	24.77	Natasha Rudder Australia	26.20
400 metres	Valentine Hello Vanuatu	58.94	Fane Sauvakacolo Fiji	1:00.19	Roselyne Nalin Vanuatu	1:00.38

References

^ "Athletics Vanuatu gearing up for Melanesian Games and U20 IAAF athletics Championships". Vanuatu Daily Post.
^ "Melanesian Championships Oceania Athletics Association". Oceania Athletics Association. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

External links

Results

[1] "Athletics Vanuatu gearing up for Melanesian Games and U20 IAAF athletics Championships". Vanuatu Daily Post.

[2] "Melanesian Championships Oceania Athletics Association". Oceania Athletics Association. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

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