BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
SOLOMON Islanders Diana Matakali and Jenly Tegu Wini have claimed gold medals at the 2022 Northern Marianas Pacific Games this week.
Jenly Tegu Wini bagged 3 gold medals in the women’s 55 kg weightlifting competition and fellow Solomon Islander, Diana Matakali scooped 1 Gold Medal in the women’s 10,000 meters long-distance competition.
Team Solomon Islands sits at 8th place with a total of 22 medals – Gold Medals, 15 Silver Medals, and 3 Bronze Medals in the overall medal tally at the Pacific Mini-Games.
Other medal results are as follows;
• Stan Eddie Donga 2 Silver Medals
• Mary Lini Kefu 3 Silver Medals
• Rowena Eddie Donga 1 Silver Medal and 2 Bronze Medals
• Philip Masi 3 Silver Medals
• Brown Chester Ramohaka 3 Silver Medals