Kiribati at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Kiribati at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Kiribati.svg
Flag of Kiribati
CGF code KIR
CGA Kiribati National Olympic Committee
Website oceaniasport.com/kiribati
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors14 in 5 sports
Flag bearer David Katoatau (opening)
Medals
Ranked 0th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Kiribati competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. [1] [2]

Contents

Weightlifter David Katoatau was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [3] [4] [5]

Despite not winning a medal this year, 2014 gold medalist David Katoatau nearly missed out of the podium, finishing 5th in the men's weightlifting 105 kg competition.

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Boxing 202
Table tennis 303
Weightlifting 415
Wrestling 202
Total12214

Athletics

Kiribati participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Tirioro Willie Men's 100 m 11.457did not advance
Waymar Bwereeti Women's 100 m 13.816did not advance

Boxing

Kiribati participated with a team of 2 athletes (2 men).

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Betero Aaree −56 kg —Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Basran  (CAN)
L 0 - 5		did not advance
Tevii Steven −60 kg Flag of Zambia.svg  Ngoma  (ZAM)
L 0 – 5		did not advance

Table tennis

Kiribati participated with 3 athletes (3 men).

Singles
AthletesEventGroup StageRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Allie Johnny Men's singles Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Gboyah  (SLE)
W 4 - 1		Flag of Ghana.svg  Abrefa  (GHA)
L 0 - 4		2did not advance
Tauramoa Miita Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Medjugorac  (CAN)
L 0 - 4		Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Su  (BIZ)
W 4 - 3		2did not advance
Nooa Takooa Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Benjamin  (SLE)
W 4 - 2		Flag of Nigeria.svg  Abiodun  (NGR)
L 0 - 4		2did not advance
Doubles
AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Tauramoa Miita
Nooa Takooa 		Men's doubles ByeFlag of India.svg  S Kamal  (IND)
Flag of India.svg  S Gnanasekaran  (IND)
L 0 - 3		did not advance
Team
AthletesEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Allie Johnny
Tauramoa Miita
Nooa Takooa 		Men's team Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
L 0–3		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)
L 0–3		3did not advance

Weightlifting

Kiribati participated with 5 athletes (4 men and 1 woman). [6]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Takirua Betero Men's −62 kg 90151201421014
Ruben Katoatau Men's −69 kg 120716032806
Taretiita Tabaroua Men's −77 kg 1306did not finish
David Katoatau Men's −105 kg 140820023405
Tiiao Bakaekiri Women's −69 kg 7311951116811

Wrestling

Kiribati participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Ioabo Teetu -74 kg Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Ali Amzad  (BAN)
L 0 - 4		did not advance14
Taebontangaroa Kookoo -86 kg Flag of India.svg  Kadian  (IND)
L 0 - 5		did not advance13

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References

  1. ↑ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Five remote islands that will rub shoulders with the Commonwealth Games giants". Evening Express . Aberdeen, Scotland. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Liam (4 April 2018). "Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kiribati boxers tell the world about their preparations for Commonwealth games". Kiribati Independent. Tarawa, Kiribati. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Haffenden, Damien (4 April 2018). "Meet the Opening Ceremony flagbearers". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast Organizing Committee for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (GOLDOC). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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