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Kids page: ‘I had to make sure I did better’

Sunday 6 October 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Other Sports

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Kids page: ‘I had to make sure I did better’
Maria Patia (left) with Aurametua Vavia with the Apii Avarua awards from the prince of Wales Primary School Athletics Championship. 19100401 / 190100402

“When I am about to run,” says 13-year-old Aurametua Vavia, “in my mind I tell myself, I need to cross that line and be a winner.”

“When I am about to run,” says 13-year-old Aurametua Vavia, “in my mind I tell myself, I need to cross that line and be a winner.”


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