Tuvalu Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-northea ...

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

has subsequently sent teams to compete in the

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the ex ...

Medal tally

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

History

Tuvalu first participated in the Commonwealth Games in 1998, when a weightlifter attended the games held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, Tuvalu was represented by two

table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

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). At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Tuvaluan athletes participated in the discus, shot put and weightlifting events.

Tuau Lapua Lapua Tuau Lapua Lapua (born 15 April 1991 in Nanumaga) is a Tuvaluan weightlifter. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, he finished in 15th position in the men’s final for weightlifting (62 kg), with a lift of 220 kg. In We ...

finished in 15th position in the men’s final for weightlifting (62 kg), with a lift of 220 kg. 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. Tuvalu sent a team of five to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland comprising Logona Esau,

and Kaie Luenita in weightlifting; and Kaimalie Resture and Alan Resture in table tennis. Tuvalu sent a team of four to the Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games in 2018, comprising

Karalo Maibuca Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca Junior (born 10 June 1999) is a Tuvaluan sprinter. He is the son of Ratu Karalo Maibuca Senior, a Fijian, and a mother from Kioa. He was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was given the honour of being ...

(men's 100 metres), Imo Fiamalua (men’s javelin throw), Kalton Melton and Tulimanu Vaea (men’s table tennis doubles). 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), Leatialii Afoa (lightweight boxing) and Fiu Tui (middleweight boxing).

References

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