In the High Jump event for Under 18s, Justin Lopena, recorded the highest jump with a height of 182 meters. He was the best in the category of all jumpers who participated. Lopena, a grade 10 student at Malahang Technical Secondary School in Lae, Morobe Province, came to Port Moresby with only one aim and that is to represent Papua New Guinea in the upcoming Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands come November. Lopena said, with the performance on the day, he is confident that he is going to make the national team in the High Jump at the Pacific Games.

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