WAlbert Park is located in Suva, the capital of Fiji. It was named after Prince Albert, the Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, to whom the country was ceded to in 1874.
WAthletics Fiji is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Fiji. The current president is Filimoni Vuli Waqa, holding the position since 2019.
WChurchill Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Lautoka, Fiji. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Lautoka F.C. The Stadium also hosts International Rugby matches such as the Pacific Nations Cup and the Pacific Rugby Cup as well as local rugby competitions such as the Colonial Cup and the Sanyo Cup. The stadium held 18,000 people but in 2016, they added athletic tracks and tore down the other side of the Stadium thus reducing capacity to less than 10,000.
WFiji made its British Empire Games début in 1938 in Sydney, Australia.
WAfter first competing in 1938, Fiji returned to the British Empire Games in 1950 in Auckland, New Zealand. The colony sent only male competitors. They entered a total of six events in athletics, and three events in lawn bowls.
WFiji competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
WFiji competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.
WFiji competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. It was Fiji's first participation in the Paralympic Games. The country was represented by a single athlete, who competed in weightlifting, and did not win a medal.
WFiji competed with only one person at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Fiji returned to the Summer Olympic Games after missing the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
WFiji competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. No medals were won by Fiji.
WFiji competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fiji was making its return to the Paralympic Games, having been absent since 1964. The country was represented by eight athletes competing in two sports: athletics and swimming. Fiji's representatives did not win any medals.
WFiji competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Fourteen competitors, eleven men and three women, took part in twenty-two events in five sports.
WFiji competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
WFiji competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
WFiji competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Fiji was making its return to the Paralympic Games, having been absent since 1976. The country was represented by two athletes, Elia Sarisoso and Joseva Verivou, both competing in track and field. Neither won any medals.
WFiji competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
WFiji competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia.
WFiji competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
WFiji competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The country was represented by two athletes competing in two sports. Neither Fijian won any medals.
WFiji was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
WFiji sent a team to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was female sprinter Makelesi Bulikiobo. Fiji was represented by a total of six athletes.
WFiji competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of a single athlete, visually impaired sprinter Ranjesh Prakash, who competed in two events in athletics. Prakash was also his country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony.
WFiji competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. 28 athletes competed in 4 different sports. Fijian team won 2 medals including one gold and a silver medal in the Games.
WFiji, having made its Olympic debut at the 1956 Summer Games, has competed at fourteen Summer Games and three Winter Games. Its athletes have taken part in archery, athletics, boxing, football, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and rugby sevens.
WFiji first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1964, sending a single athlete to compete in weightlifting, then missed out on two consecutive Games before returning in 1976, with a larger delegation of eight competitors in swimming and athletics. The country was then absent for four more consecutive Games, returning to the Paralympics in 1996 with two competitors in athletics. Fiji has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Games.
WThe Fiji men's national volleyball team represents Fiji in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is currently ranked 141st in the world. Fiji participates in the Pacific Games.
WThe Northern Sharks is a former Fijian rugby union team that had a franchise area coverering Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Ovalau, and Island Zone. The team was added to Fiji's premier Colonial Cup competition in 2005; previously the Northern Division had belonged to the Suva franchise. The Sharks competed in the Cup from 2005 to 2008 before the competition ceased in 2008.
WThe Skipper Cup is the Fiji Rugby Union's national provincial rugby union championship. The competition runs from May to September and is contested between the country's top 12 provincial sides. At the end of the competition the top 4 teams qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners moving on to the final. The competition has been sponsored by the phone company Digicel since 2008. Prior to that the trophy was called the Sanyo Cup.
WThe Suva Highlanders is a Fijian former rugby union team that had a franchise area coverering Suva, Naitasiri and Kadavu. The team played in Fiji's premier the Colonial Cup from 2004 to 2008 before the competition ceased in 2008.
WThe Tailevu Knights is a Fijian former rugby union team that had a franchise area coverering Tailevu, Northland, and Rewa.The team played in Fiji's premier competition the Colonial Cup from 2004 to 2008 before the competition ceased in 2008.
WThe Western Crusaders is a Fijian former rugby union team that had a franchise area coverering Lautoka, Nadi, and Yasawa. The team played in the Colonial Cup from 2004 to 2008 before the competition ceased in 2008.