Tuvalu at the
Commonwealth Games
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CGATuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Tuvalu first participated in the Commonwealth Games in 1998, when a weightlifter attended the games held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] Tuvalu has subsequently sent teams to compete in the Commonwealth Games.

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Tuvalu is unranked on the all-time medal tally of the Commonwealth Games, having never won a medal.

History

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Tuvalu first participated in the Commonwealth Games in 1998, when a weightlifter attended the games held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, Tuvalu was represented by two table tennis players - Alan Puga Resture and Teokila Maleko.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Tuvalu were represented by Alan Puga Resture & Napetari Tioti, participating in table tennis events, and Geoffrey Ludbrook (50m Rifle Prone) and Logona Esau (men's 69 kg combined weightlifting).[2]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Tuvaluan athletes participated in the discus, shot put and weightlifting events.[1] Tuau Lapua Lapua finished in 15th position in the men’s final for weightlifting (62 kg), with a lift of 220 kg.[3] Fakepelu Sileti entered the discus throw and the shot put events and reached 14th position in the qualifying rounds of the men’s shot put, with a distance of 12.62 metres.[3]

Tuvalu sent a team of five to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland comprising Logona Esau, Tuau Lapua Lapua and Kaie Luenita in weightlifting; and Kaimalie Resture and Alan Resture in table tennis.[4]

Tuvalu sent a team of four to the Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games in 2018, comprising Karalo Maibuca (men's 100 metres),[5] Imo Fiamalua (men’s javelin throw),[6] Kalton Melton and Tulimanu Vaea (men’s table tennis doubles).[7]

Tuvalu sent a team of five to the Birmingham XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022, comprising Karalo Maibuca (men's 100 metres), Ampex Isaac and Saaga Malosa (men’s beach volleyball),[8] Leatialii Afoa (lightweight boxing) and Fiu Tui (middleweight boxing).[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CGF - Tuvalu". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. "Tuvaluan Team". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. "Commonwealth Games Glasgow - Tuvalu". Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. "Karalo Maibuca". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. "Imo Fiamalua". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. "Results: men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 9". Results: table tennis - 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. Carayol, Tumaini (31 July 2022). "Tuvalu's beach volleyball team take stage for nation hit by climate crisis". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  9. Webster, Andrew (30 July 2022). "'I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink': Comm Games team you should be backing". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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