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Tuvalu At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Tuvalu competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. Weightlifter Manuila Raobu was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.
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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.


Athletics

Tuvalu participated with 2 athletes (2 men). ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events


Swimming

Tuvalu participated with 1 athlete (1 man). ;Men


Table tennis

Tuvalu participated with 3 athletes (2 men and 1 woman). ;Singles ;Doubles


Weightlifting

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Tuvalu Association Of Sports And National Olympic Committee
The Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (TASNOC) is the Tuvaluan organization recognized as a National Olympic Committee (NOC) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In 2006, Tuvalu satisfied the IOC's criterion of a minimum five national sports federations recognized by their international sports federations, which included basketball, volleyball, weightlifting, boxing and table tennis. TASNOC is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code published by the World Anti-Doping Agency. History TASNOC came into existence when the ''Tuvalu Amateur Sport Association'' or ''Tuvalu Association of Sports'' (TAS) was recognized as the ''Tuvalu National Olympic Committee'' on 16 July 2007. Robert Laupula managed the Tuvalu Sports Association and the application for membership of the Olympic movement, which was co-ordinated by the Oceania National Olympic Committees. Geoffrey Ludbrook, who represented Tuvalu at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in ...
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Swimming At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 Metre Freestyle
The Men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 and 10 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats The 16 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals. Semifinals The eight fastest swimmers from the semifinals progressed to the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final The final was held on 10 April at 19:45. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's 50 metre freestyle Men's 50 metre freestyle 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 British Empire Game ...
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Priscilla Tommy
Priscila Tommy (born 23 May 1991) is a ni-Vanuatu table tennis player. She won gold in both the women's singles and team events at the 2007 South Pacific Games. Tommy represented Vanuatu at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was her country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. She faced Slovakia's Eva Odorova, ranked 762 places above her, in her opening game, and lost in straight sets. Tommy was selected to represent Vanuatu at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi."Vanuatu's Priscilla Tommy loses table tennis bid"
, Radio Australia, 18 August 2008


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Table Tennis At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's Singles
Table tennis women's singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios on the Gold Coast, Australia from 10 to 14 April. Main draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Preliminary stage Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10 Group 11 References Women's singles Common Common may refer to: Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts * Clapham Common, originally ...
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Brenda Katepu
Brenda is a feminine given name in the English language. Origin The overall accepted origin for the female name Brenda is the Old Nordic male name ''Brandr'' meaning both ''torch'' and ''sword'': evidently the male name Brandr took root in areas of the British Isles under Nordic dominance and through being heard as '"Brenda" was eventually adopted as a female name. The name Brenda was probably influenced by the iconic Gaelic male name Brendan: although linguistically it is unlikely that the name Brendan would yield the name Brenda as its feminine form, the name Brenda is widely considered a feminine form of the name Brendan in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. History The British Isles Occurring in the medieval legend of Madoc - the purported son of the 12th century historical Welsh ruler Owain Gwynedd by Brenda the daughter of a Viking overlord in Ireland - the name Brenda was apparently until the 19th century confined to the Northern Isles being an evident remnant of the Northern ...
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Amoni Tumaini
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Vicky Wu
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Aaron Wilson (table Tennis)
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Yoshua Shing
Yoshua Shing (born 20 June 1993 in Port Vila) is a Vanuatuan table tennis player. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles, but was defeated in the preliminary round in both competitions. He was the flagbearer for Vanuatu at the 2016 opening ceremony. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's singles. He competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, .... In 2020, he participated in Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together. References External links * Vanuatuan male table tennis players 1993 births Living people People from Port Vila Olympic table tennis players of Vanuatu Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Vanuatu Table tennis ...
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Table Tennis At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Singles
Table tennis men's singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios on the Gold Coast, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... from 10 to 15 April. Main draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Preliminary stage Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10 Group 11 Group 12 Group 13 Group 14 Group 15 Group 16 Group 17 Group 18 Group 19 Group 20 References {{Reflist Men's singles ...
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