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VII Melanesian Championships in Athletics
Dates9-11 May
Host city Port Vila, Vanuatu Vanuatu
Venue Korman Stadium
LevelSenior

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

  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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