Papua New Guinea – Double Medal Delight for Jhnayali
Day 4 of competition brought a new personal best, National Record and bronze medal for Papua New Guinea. All in a day’s work for Jhnayali Tokome-Garap. In the morning Heats Jhnayali Qualified 3rd and converted it into a bronze medal fending off 4th placed Mia Laban in the evening Finals.
‘I came out with third place so I’m really glad about that. I also broke another National Record today so improvements every single time I swim, I’m really happy’
Over in the Men’s 100m Freestyle, Josh Tarere had a strong race, narrowly missing out on a Finals spot finishing in 52.97.
Roxanne Kirarock, who is just 14 years of age, swam today in the Women’s 1500m Freestyle finishing in 22:12.60. She’s loving the experience of representing her country.
‘I think it’s a very big honour because I’ve always wanted to represent my country as I started swimming at a young age and I watched my seniors represent my country and it was inspiring to watch them as I grew up.’
She has a bright future ahead of her in the sport.
Papua New Guinea were able to sharpen their craft in the Mixed 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay in what was the Final event of day 4. Their time of 1:45.79 landed them 7th fastest overall.
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Words & interviews: The Reporters’ Academy. Photos: Ryota Nishida