Vasiti Solikoviti
Date of birth (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
Fiji
Medal record
Representing  Fiji
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamTeam competition

Vasiti Solikoviti (born 2 August 1993) is a Fijian rugby sevens player.[1] She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Rugby career

Solikoviti competed in the women's sevens tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the event.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Solikoviti was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8][9][10][11] She later featured at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Vasiti Solikoviti". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (4 July 2021). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". RNZ. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal". RNZ. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Deo, Rohit (31 July 2021). "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal". FijiTimes. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games". www.world.rugby. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Rugby Sevens - Canada vs Fiji - Pool B Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (1 August 2022). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji". ESPN.com. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  12. ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (31 August 2022). "Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 September 2022.


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