Niue at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | NIU |
CGA | Niue Island Sports and Commonwealth Games Association |
Website | facebook |
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | |
Competitors | 15 (10 men and 5 women) in 3 sports |
Flag bearers | Travis Tapatuetoa Olivia Buckingham |
Medals Ranked =40th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Niue competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. [1] It was Niue's sixth appearance at the Games.
The Niue team of 15 athletes (ten men and five women), competing in three sports, was named on 20 June 2022. [2] [3]
Boxer Travis Tapatuetoa and lawn bowler Olivia Buckingham were the delegation's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [4] [5]
Boxer Duken Tutakitoa-Williams became Niue's first ever Commonwealth Games medallist when he won a bronze medal in the men's heavyweight event.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Boxing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Lawn bowls | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 10 | 5 | 15 |
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A squad of four boxers was officially selected as of 20 June 2022. [2]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
De Niro Pao | Light welterweight | Sanford (CAN) LRSC | did not advance | ||||
Xavier Mata'afa-Ikinofo | Welterweight | Bye | Onana Ngah (CMR) W 4–1 | Tokas (IND) L 0–5 | did not advance | ||
Travis Tapatuetoa | Light heavyweight | Bye | Kumar (IND) L 0–5 | did not advance | |||
Duken Tutakitoa-Williams | Heavyweight | — | Bye | Schuster (COK) WRSC | Plodzicki-Faoagali (SAM) L 0-5 | Did not advance |
A squad of ten bowlers was officially selected as of 20 June 2022. [2] It includes Dalton Tagelagi, who notably will compete during his tenure as the Premier of Niue. [6]
Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Tukala Matua Tagelagi | Singles | Bester (CAN) L 11–21 | Dixon (NFK) L 13–21 | Salmon (WAL) L 9–21 | Kelly (NIR) L 14–21 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Tukala Matua Tagelagi Dalton Tagelagi | Pairs | New Zealand L 14–23 | Jersey L 9–27 | Scotland L 10–23 | Canada L 9–20 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Norman Mitimeti Leslie Lagatule Kolonisi Polima | Triples | Australia L 7–29 | Jersey L 9–26 | Cook Islands L 17–24 | — | 4 | did not advance | |||
Norman Mitimeti Leslie Lagatule Kolonisi Polima Dalton Tagelagi | Fours | Australia L 8–18 | Northern Ireland L 7–21 | Canada L 4–18 | — | 4 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Olivia Buckingham | Singles | Ahmad (MAS) L 7–21 | Lim (SGP) L 19–21 | Inch (NZL) L 10–21 | Pharaoh (ENG) L 16–21 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Hina Rereiti Olivia Buckingham | Pairs | South Africa L 9–26 | India L 6–23 | New Zealand L 16–19 | — | 4 | did not advance | |||
Selasiosiana Simpson Liline Hewett Tagaloa Tukuitoga | Triples | England L 12–26 | New Zealand L 10–31 | India L 7–28 | — | 4 | did not advance | |||
Selasiosiana Simpson Tagaloa Tukuitoga Liline Hewett Hina Rereiti | Fours | South Africa L 7–24 | New Zealand L 3–29 | Wales L 6–28 | — | 4 | did not advance |
Niue accepted a Bipartite Invitation for the weightlifting competition and selected Giovanni Toimata to compete. [7] Toimata travelled to Birmingham, but was excluded from competition by the Commonwealth Games Federation following a mix-up with paperwork. [8]
Athlete | Event | Weight lifted | Total | Rank | |
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Snatch | Clean & jerk | ||||
Giovanni Toimata | Men's +109 kg | DNS |
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The team is made up of a total of 29 members; 15 athletes and 14 officials.
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