Manega Tapari

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Manega Tapari (born 30 April 1999) is a Papua New Guinean para-athete, para-badminton player, and para taekwando competitor. She represented Papua New Guinea in para taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1] [2]

Career

Tapari began playing para-badminton in 2022. The following year she competed at the Western Australia Para Badminton International. In October 2023 she received a female participation grant from the Badminton World Federation. [3] [4]

Tapari competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in the ambulant (class 6-10) javelin throw, shot put, and 100m events. [5] [6]

In April 2024, Tapari won in the +65kg women's para-division at the 2024 Oceania Taekwondo Olympics Qualification, earning her a spot at the Paralympics. [1] Tapari was one of three Papua New Guinean athletes to qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics, and was one of the country's flag bearer's at the opening ceremony. [7] [8] In competition, she reached the round of 16 in the +65kg category, where she was beaten by Spanish athlete Dalia Santiago Moreno. [9] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Manega set for qualifiers". The National. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  2. ↑ Negri, Marcia (2024-08-29). "Duo represent PNG at Paralympics". Post Courier. Retrieved 2024-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Para athlete awarded grant for participation in badminton". The National. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  4. ↑ "BWF Female Participation Grant Recipients - Oceania". Badminton Oceania. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Participant biography - Manega Tapari". sol2023.gems.pro. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  6. ↑ "PNG flexes on track". The National. 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  7. ↑ "Paris 2024: Flagbearers announced for Opening Ceremony". International Paralympic Committee. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  8. ↑ "Pair to carry PNG flag". www.thenational.com.pg. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Para Taekwondo Schedule & Results". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  10. ↑ "Taekwondo pair create history at Games". The National. 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
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