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was represented at the

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by a 5-member strong contingent comprising 4 sportspersons and 1 official. Tuvalu entered competitors in shooting, table tennis and weightlifting. 2006 marked

's third participation in the

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and results

Geoffrey Ludbrook competed in shooting, in the men's 50m rifle prone, and finished 32nd out of 38 competitors. Alan Puga Resture & Napetari Tioti took part in the men's doubles in table tennis, and failed to reach the round of sixteen. In the men's Team Event, Tuvalu's table tennis players finished 26th out of 27 teams. In weightlifting, Logona Esau finished twelfth out of fifteen in the men's 69 kg Combined.

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Nations at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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Medals A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be in ... and results

References

Medals A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be in ...
and results