Ajay Amrit suva Ratu Banuve Lalabalavu Tabakaucoro was born in the capital of Suva on September 4, 1992. As a young boy he dreamed of playing rugby and maybe one day even to represent his country in that code. The plan was to change when he was noticed for his tremendous explosive speed when on the rugby field and also in his school athletics events. Banuve caught the attention of local coaches when he started beating boys much older than him in the Blue Ribbon 100 metres event and 200m race. This was to be the beginning of his rise to fame not in the rugby code, but the athletics field and that being in the most converted of races -the 100m sprint. At the age of 16 he first represented Fiji in the 100m and long jump events at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India. In 2009 at 17 he participated in the Pacific Mini Games in the Cook Islands getting a silver medal for the 100 and 200m sprint. 2010 was his break-out year. He won four gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m and mixed 800m relay. This put him on the path to being the number one sprinter in Fiji.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 06:29:17 +0000
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