In Fiji, one can choose from surfing.....
Or running.....
They run in bare feet.....
Or flip-flops....But the big game here is:
Just think of football without the padding....
It is brutal!
Every day we pass by a couple of fields where the Fijians play rugby. At least 50% of the guys have no shoes on, another 30% wear flip flops. Don't know how they can kick the ball!! The rest have athletic shoes. The field is usually full of puddles because of the everyday occurence of downpours. When someone is tackled it looks like a tidal wave coming up from the ground. They play in the rain, after the rain...anytime.
They love this sport and they are good at it!
Pacific Games (the 'Olympics of the Pacific Islands') will be played in New Caledonia this year in August....we will be cheering for Fiji!!
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One of our YM in our ward plays rugby. He loves it! Bubby runs in bare feet. I think he'd fit in there.
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