Athletes show form in Kimbe

THE PNG Air sponsored Athletics Grand Prix series ended yesterday in Kimbe, West New Britain, with Paias Wisil continuing his impressive run of form heading into this weekend’s national championships.
Wisil clocked 10.7 seconds for the 100m and 49.3s in the 400m at Sasi Muthuvel Stadium.
Patricia Kuku has shown herself to be the best prepared of the young West New Britain sprinters with some good performances in all three sprint events.
Serah Neuendorf has also shown the potential to break into the national team with solid performances in a range of events.
Eldan Toti prevailed over Karo Iga in a good men’s high jump competition with 1.88m to Iga’s 1.85m whilst Morobe’s Isaac Kambuka was third with 1.80m.
The men’s 4x100m relay will be keenly contested at the National Championships with Nelson Stone’s team working hard to win this event after placing second to the National Sports Institute (NSI) team in Port Moresby in July and again in Kimbe on Saturday.
They did, however, post a faster time in the second race yesterday which was not contested by the NSI runners who were focusing on the 400m.
Meanwhile, 2015 Pacific Games representative Mary Kua confirmed her return to form last weekend with an impressive showing in the 800m (two minutes, 30 seconds) and 1,500m (five minutes, eight seconds).
“The series has served its purpose by proving much-needed additional competition opportunities for the best athletes in the country as they prepare for the PNG Air National Championships which will be held from Dec 3-5,” Athletics PNG president Tony Green said.