Tonga sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. Sydney was Tonga's fifth consecutive appearance at a Summer Olympic Games. The Tongan delegation to Sydney consisted of two track and field athletes; Toluta'u Koula and Ana Siulolo Liku; and weightlifter Tevita Kofe Ngalu. Neither of the track athletes advanced beyond the first round of their events, while Ngalu came 13th in the men's 105 kg category.
The Fiji National Rugby Sevens Team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Olympics. They won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, the country's first Olympic medal in any event. They are the only country in the world to have won the three major achievements in Sevens. They have won multiple World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens.
The boxing tournaments at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester took place from July 26 to August 3 at the Forum Centre, and the Manchester Evening News Arena.
Ben Turner is an Australian weightlifter best known for his performances at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he won the Gold Medal in the 69 kg category, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Dehli, India, where he won Silver in the 77 kg category. Turner is also a coach and has worked with former top Australian female lifter Erika Yamasaki.
Yukio Peter is a weightlifter from Nauru.
Fiji competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia.
Weightlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1950. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.
Fiji competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Fiji has listed 425 competitors.
Manueli Tulo is a Fijian weightlifter who competed for Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Both times he competed in the Men's 56kg event, finishing 13th both times. His wife Maria Liku also represented Fiji in weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics, while his younger sister, Seruwaia Malani, competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Richard John Edward "Richie" Patterson is a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.
Edward Laboran is a former Papua New Guinean high jumper.
Sathish Sivalingam is an Indian weightlifter who won gold medals in the men's 77 kg weight class at both the 2014 and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid athlete mentorship programme.
Tevita ‘Tex’ Cavubati is a Fijian Rugby Union player who currently plays as a lock for Harlequins in the Premiership and for Fiji.
Tevita Waranaivalu is a Fijian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Suva in the Fiji National Football League.
Kesaia Tawai was a Fijian female weightlifter, competing in the 63 kg category and representing Fiji at international competitions.
Mathew Madsen is a New Zealand male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing New Zealand at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event.
Toua Udia is a Papua New Guinean male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Papua New Guinea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 Pacific Games, the gold medal at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games and the gold medal at the 2015 Pacific Games, lifting a total of 302 kg. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event. Shortly after competing, Udia was acquitted in a case of sexual assault.
Abdul Rahman Said Simai is a Tanzanian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Tanzania at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event, but he did not finish the event.
Mamdum Dickson Seldum is a Nigerian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Nigeria at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 2015 African Games, lifting a total of 320 kg. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event.
Tevita Koroi is a Fijian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fijian club Tailevu Naitasiri and the Fiji national team.
