Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka proved his days of sporting prowess aren’t yet behind him as he won a bronze medal in shot put at the Oceania Athletics Championships on Wednesday. The 75-year-old put matters of state to one side as he competed in the over-65 category,

Mr Rabuka finished on the podium in the shot put at the Oceania athletics championships on Wednesday in his age category. Mr Rabuka clinched the bronze with a throw of 7.09m, behind two Australian rivals in the 75-79 category at the championship held in Suva.

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, aged 75, turned back the clock to win a bronze medal in the shot put at the Oceania athletics championships on Wednesday.

Fiji's prime minister wound back the clock on Wednesday by winning a bronze medal at an international athletics championships, aged 75.

Fiji’s prime minister wound back the clock on Wednesday by winning a bronze medal at an international athletics championships, aged 75.

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, aged 75, turned back the clock to win a bronze medal in the shot put at the Oceania athletics championships on Wednesday.

Rabuka represented Fiji in the decathlon, shot put, discus and hammer at the 1974 Commonwealth Games and played rugby union for his country. "Even at 75, I hope to inspire the younger generation to develop a habit of keeping fit and staying healthy,