VII Melanesian Championships in Athletics
Dates9-11 May
Host cityPort Vila, Vanuatu Vanuatu
VenueKorman Stadium
LevelSenior

The 2018 Melanesian Championships in Athletics took place on 9–11 May 2018. The event was held at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu.[1]

The U18 championships doubled as the official trial for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. In the senior men's 100 m, Anas Abu-Ganaba started the final conservatively, making up over a metre of distance over the last 40 metres to win the gold medal.[2]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-1.1 m/s)		 Anas Abu-Ganaba
 Australia		10.69 Tikie Terry Mael
 Vanuatu		10.73 Brandym Mento
 Vanuatu		11.06
200 metres
(-1.1 m/s)		 Anas Abu-Ganaba
 Australia		21.27 Tikie Terry Mael
 Vanuatu		21.59 Brandym Mento
 Vanuatu		22.02
400 metres Jordan Sarmento
 Australia		47.22 Bradly Toa
 Vanuatu		49.10 Jackfrey Tamathui
 Vanuatu		50.98

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-1.2 m/s)		 Heleina Young
 Fiji		12.03 Nicole Kay
 Australia		12.31 Roselyne Nalin
 Vanuatu		12.75
200 metres
(-1.3 m/s)		 Nicole Kay
 Australia		24.50 Heleina Young
 Fiji		24.77 Natasha Rudder
 Australia		26.20
400 metres Valentine Hello
 Vanuatu		58.94 Fane Sauvakacolo
 Fiji		1:00.19 Roselyne Nalin
 Vanuatu		1:00.38


References

  1. ↑ "Athletics Vanuatu gearing up for Melanesian Games and U20 IAAF athletics Championships". Vanuatu Daily Post.
  2. ↑ "Melanesian Championships Oceania Athletics Association". Oceania Athletics Association. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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