Cook Islands record holder Terapii Tapoki is expected to take home the gold medal in the women\u2019s discuss of the 2008 Oceania Championships.<\/p>\n
According to the Oceania Athletics\u2019 website, Tapoki is literally head and shoulders above the field with a 23-meter advantage over the next best discus participant\u2014Perle Buard of Tahiti. <\/p>\n
Tapoki\u2019s seed distance is 55.72m, but her best in the 2008 rankings is 53.70m\u2014still a comfortable distance ahead of everyone else\u2019s seed throw.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s Kelly Humphries, meanwhile, is the clear favorite in the hammer with a seed performance of 51.74m, while teammate Olivia Birkett is in contention for the bronze with a seed performance of 37.96m. <\/p>\n
Guam\u2019s Aiko Imbat is the best from the Pacific Islands with a seed throw of 24.88m.<\/p>\n
The women\u2019s javelin throw, meanwhile, is expected to be contested by Fiji\u2019s Milika Tuivanuavou (seed throw of 39.92m) and Cook Islands\u2019 Maki Lockington (37.92m) . The third competitor in the event is Imbat with her best distance at 27.57m.<\/p>\n
In the under-18 women\u2019s, Margaret Satupai from Samoa looks likely to continue her impressive young career. <\/p>\n
She has a seed distance of 14.62m, well ahead of Australia\u2019s Iesha Beer who has recorded 13.45m. The CNMI and Tahiti athletes have no seed performances listed, but it is hard to see Satupai being seriously challenged by athletes from the two islands.<\/p>\n
Three are entered in the discus throw and the leading contender is again Satupai. Buard has a listed performance of 28.13m and CNMI\u2019s Jenequa Benavente has no listed performance.<\/p>\n
The same trio are listed in the hammer throw. This time Satupai does not have such a large lead over the other two. Her seed distance is 38.74m and that for Buard is 32.64m. Benavente has no listed seed performance.<\/p>\n
The javelin contest has six entries and three are within two meters of each other. Marginally ahead as favorite is Patricia Taea from the Cook Islands (39.27m). Next on the ranking list is New Zealand\u2019s Tamara Anstis (38.07m) and then Buard (37.83m). The only other athlete with a seed performance is American Samoa\u2019s Faleala Talataina (31.17m).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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