15 Jul 2019

Samoa's most senior athlete on first gold at Pacific Games

From , 5:01 am on 15 July 2019

With Samoa surging to second on the medal table at the end of the first week of the Pacific Games, the host's most senior member talks about his archery team winning Samoa's first gold medal.

After competing for Samoa in Pacific Games archery 12 years ago, when his country last played host, prime minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi brought his high-tech bow out of retirement for this games.

Tuilaepa caught up with our sports editor Vinnie Wylie shortly after archery team-mate Jil Walter secured her first of two golds for Samoa.

Samoa's prime minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi

Samoa's prime minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi Photo: Vinnie Wylie