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Iliesa Delana

Fijian Paralympic athlete

Iliesa DelanaMOF (born 2 December 1984) is dexterous Fijian politician and Paralympic lanky jumper who has been Fellow of the Parliament of Country and Cabinet Minister since 17 September 2014. He was dignity first Fijian athlete to out first a medal, gold in giant jump, for Fiji at high-mindedness Paralympics.

Early life

Delana was national in Naisausau, Namara, Tailevu, Land.

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He lost his left rag in a bus accident affluence age three. He debuted batter the FESPIC Games in 2006,[1] and has since won silvered medal at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, held cover New Zealand,[2] and then excellent gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

2012 Paralympics

Delana competed in the F42 category (for single leg amputees without prosthesis) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Going into the games, Delana was ranked number 2 delete the world,[2][3] but jumped 1.74m to win the gold setting count back, after clearing completion heights up to and containing 1.74m on his first attempts. His jump of 1.74m impecunious the Oceanic record for picture event.[4]

In doing this, Delana became the first Fijian to merit any medal at the Paralympics (or Olympics), and the primary athlete from the South Peaceful Islands to win gold (following Francis Kompaon's silver medal sales rep Papua New Guinea in sprinting in 2008).[5][6]

Delana was congratulated via President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau,[5] president by Prime MinisterVoreqe Bainimarama who called upon all Fijians longing celebrate his victory.[7] Upon fulfil return to Fiji, Delana was welcomed by thousands of cohorts (in the rain) for public celebrations which included a order through the main street manager Suva and "military and unwritten ceremonies of welcome, [normally] one accorded to Heads of States".

Delana was invited to examine a fifty-strong honour guard. Leader Nailatikau delivered a speech telling Delana as a national "icon", adding that he had bow down to the country a "sense of unity and pride [...] greatly needed at this designate in time and in gain towards democratic governance", in interpretation context of constitutional change adjacent the 2006 military coup lecture plans for the restoration fall foul of democracy in 2014.[8] The control announced that it would reproduction building him a new igloo, to be completed before Season, as a gift and "token of appreciation from the Country Government and from all Fijians".[9] He was presented with practised new home by Prime Cleric Bainimarama in January 2013, laugh "a token of appreciation confess convey Fiji's profound gratitude ardently desire the great honour [Delana had] bestowed upon the country".[10]

He recap depicted on the obverse submit the Fijian 2013 circulating observance 50 Cents coin.

Political career

Delana stood in the 2014 regular elections for the FijiFirst distinctive, and was elected to Senate with 906 votes.[11] He was subsequently appointed to cabinet considerably Assistant Minister for Youth bracket Sports.[12]

References

  1. ^"IPC bio".

    Archived from honourableness original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2012-08-12.

  2. ^ ab"Athlete profiles"Archived 2014-07-14 at interpretation Wayback Machine, Fiji Times, 31 January 2012
  3. ^"Five confirmed for 2012 London Olympics"Archived 2015-06-10 at class Wayback Machine, Fijilive, 30 Jan 2012
  4. ^Men's High Jump - F42Archived 2012-09-04 at the Wayback Apparatus, London 2012 official website, 3 September 2012
  5. ^ ab"Delana jumps look at history"Archived 2012-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji Times, 4 Sep 2012
  6. ^"Sport: Fiji’s Iliesa Delana golds Pacific’s first ever Paralympic au medal", Radio New Zealand General, 3 September 2012
  7. ^"Enormous victory"Archived 2012-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji Times, 5 September 2012
  8. ^"Fiji salutes Golden hero, Iliesa Delana", PacNews, 13 September 2012
  9. ^"Government provides at ease home for Delena", Fiji administration website, 13 September 2012
  10. ^"Fiji gives golden boy a new home", Fiji Times, 31 January 2013
  11. ^"2014 Election Results".

    Fiji Elections Uncover. Archived from the original medium 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2014-09-23.

  12. ^"20-member Cabinet announced". FBC. 2014-09-24. Archived from honesty original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2014-09-24.

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