A wonderful story in the women’s cricket, where Vanuatu have won the bronze medal.
They have beaten Fiji by eight wickets, knocking off their target of 80 in the ninth over.
Vanuatu are only at the games following a crowdfunding campaign, established in March with the page saying that the Vanuatu Government and Vanuatu Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee had not included the team on the list of sports they would be supporting and sending to the games.
“We are kindly asking for your donations to support the team participating at the Pacific Games because it will be at our own cost,” the campaign read.
“We want everyone to understand that we pride ourselves in all our national teams and we want to see them at the games but we need financial support to be able to send the women’s team.
“Sports is for all and there should never be inequality in sport so we are committed to working twice as hard to empower the girls on our team and other women as well that there is success and value for women in sport.”
They have certainly done themselves proud.
