Niue at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Niue at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Niue
CGF code	NIU
CGA	Niue Island Sports and Commonwealth Games Association
Website	facebook.com/Niue-Island-Amateur-Sports-Association-NIASA-111914517780959 (Facebook)
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors	15 (10 men and 5 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearers	Travis Tapatuetoa Olivia Buckingham
Medals Ranked =40th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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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.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Boxing	4	0	4
Lawn bowls	5	5	10
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	10	5	15

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Duken Tutakitoa-Williams Boxing Men's heavyweight 6 August 2022

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

A squad of four boxers was officially selected as of 20 June 2022. ^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		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

Lawn bowls

Tukala Matua Tagelagi (Niue) and Gary Kelly (Northern Ireland) before their lawn bowls singles match.

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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]

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Stage					Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		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

Women

Athlete	Event	Group Stage					Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		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

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

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
		Snatch	Clean & jerk
Giovanni Toimata	Men's +109 kg	DNS

References

1. Vukmirovic, James (3 March 2022). "Commonwealth Games baton visits Pacific islands as relay hits halfway". Express & Star . MNA Media. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
2. Magaoa, Sarah (20 June 2022). "NISCGA President confirms Team Niue to the Birmingham Games". Television Niue. BCN. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022. The team is made up of a total of 29 members; 15 athletes and 14 officials.
3. "Niue aims to punch above its weight at Commonwealth Games". RNZ. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
4. Manukuo, Matt (25 July 2022). "Lawn bowler to fly Niuean flag at Commonwealth Games". www.pacificmedianetwork.com/. Pacific Media Network . Retrieved 27 July 2022.
5. "Pacific at the Opening Ceremony of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.oceanianoc.org/. Oceania National Olympic Committees. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
6. "Dalton Tagelagi voted in as new Premier of Niue". RNZ . 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
7. "Yesterday the Niue Weightlifting Federation [...]". NWF (Facebook). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
8. Vance, Andrea (10 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games: How a 'frankly embarrassing' selection dispute soured Niue's shot at lawn bowls success". Stuff . Retrieved 16 August 2022.

External links

• Niue Island Amateur Sports Association Facebook site