Three young judokas, including a brother and sister, will represent Vanuatu at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Glasgow.
Siblings Alan and Pricillia Monthuel, and 17-year-old Kaina Delrieu qualified through the Oceania Junior Championships in Australia earlier this year.
Their selection was confirmed after the Vanuatu Commonwealth Games Association announced its 14-member team last week. The three athletes are now continuing preparations through local and overseas training programs ahead of the Games.
Pricillia said she and her brother are excited to make their Commonwealth Youth Games debut together.
“We are going together to the Commonwealth Games and we’re very happy.”
Vice President of the Vanuatu Judo Federation, Nazario Fiakaifonu, said the federation is proud to have three athletes representing both Vanuatu and the sport of judo at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
“We have three athletes. Kaina is also the youngest among them at 17 years old, and I think this is a good opportunity for us in judo to be part of this competition.”
Pricillia and Kaina recently returned from a training camp in New Caledonia, while Alan spent a month training in Japan. The athletes are now back in Port Vila and training under new coach Riki Iwamoto.
The qualification of three young athletes marks a significant achievement for the Vanuatu Judo Federation and highlights the continued development of the sport in Vanuatu.
