Four Pacific athletes in first day of Olympic competition
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Day one of competition at the Beijing Olympic Games in China sees four Pacific Island athletes in action.
Tanya O'Shea reports from the Games, a focussed Glen Kable is first up for the islands in qualification ropunds of men's trap shooting.
The sport is growing in Fiji and Kable says a placing would help.
Also up early in the day, the first of the boxers from the region. Samoa's Pacific Games champion Farani Tavui in the men's 81 kilogram class.
Joseph Walter of Samoa has ranking rounds in men's archery and young Cook Islands swimmer, Petero Okotai makes his Olympic debut in the men's 100m breastroke heats.
It's day one in badminton, cycling basketball, sailing, judo, gymnastics, rowing and swimming.
