Karate kid Melisa Turia has joined Team PNG’s growing golden circle by winning the Women’s 50kg Gold this afternoon, which combined with Ryan Pini’s fourth swimming title, brings the Digicel Go For Gold Vault to K10, 500.

Melisa Turia had to overcome the home town support for her New Caledonian opponent in the final to take the highest honour in Karate in the Pacific and at the same time earned herself a K1500 reward from Team PNG Major sponsor Digicel

Golden boy Ryan Pini also continued to notch up the Gold medals, taking his fourth this evening in the 50metre butterfly, bringing his total Digicel Go For Gold reward to K6,000.

With four for Pini, one in Karate, and the two for Jack Viyufa in Bodybuilding, the Digicel Go for Gold Vault now contains K10, 500 which will go in direct payments to reward PNG’s finest athletes.

The Digicel Go for Gold incentive program developed by Team PNG’s Major sponsor will see each Gold Medal winning athlete receive a payment of K1500 per individual Gold, with Teams that achieve the highest honour sharing a K3000 payment. 

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