Tonga at the 2011 Pacific Games

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Tonga competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Tonga has listed 139 competitors. [1]

Tonga country in Oceania

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian country and archipelago comprising 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. The total surface area is about 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) scattered over 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean. The sovereign state has a population of 100,651 people, of whom 70% reside on the main island of Tongatapu.

2011 Pacific Games 2011 Pacific Games held in Nouméa, New Caledonia

The 2011 Pacific Games took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games. Upon closure of the registration for entries, "some 4,300 athletes" had registered from the twenty-two competing nations, although it was expected that not all would attend.

Nouméa Commune in New Caledonia, France

Nouméa is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian, Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians, Ni-Vanuatu and Kanaks who work in one of the South Pacific's most industrialised cities. The city lies on a protected deepwater harbour that serves as the chief port for New Caledonia.

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Archery pictogram.svg Archery

Tonga has qualified 1 athlete. [2]

Men

Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics

Tonga has qualified 7 athletes. [3]

Men
Women

Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton

Tonga has qualified 2 athletes. [4]

Men

Bodybuilding pictogram.svg Bodybuilding

Tonga has qualified 3 athletes. [5]

Men

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

Tonga has qualified 2 athletes. [6]

Men

Football pictogram.svg Football

Tonga has qualified a women's team. Each team can consist of a maximum of 21 athletes. [7]

Women

Golf pictogram.svg Golf

Tonga has qualified 8 athletes. [8]

Men
Women

Surfing pictogram.svg Surfing

Tonga has qualified 3 athletes. [9]

Men
Women

Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming

Tonga has qualified 3 athletes. [10]

Men
Women

Table tennis pictogram.svg Table Tennis

Tonga had qualified 9 athletes. [11] However the team was left behind in Brisbane, Australia and missed the team events, should the team arrive in time they may compete in the singles and doubles events. [12] Only 1 athlete competed in the games.

Women

Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo

Tonga has qualified 3 athletes. [13]

Men

Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis

Tonga has qualified 6 athletes. [14]

Men
Women

Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon

Tonga has qualified 1 athlete. [15]

Men

Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball

Beach Volleyball

Tonga has qualified a men's team. Each team can consist of a maximum of 2 members. [16]

Men

Indoor Volleyball

Tonga has qualified a women's team. Each team can consist of a maximum of 12 members. [17]

Women

Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting

Tonga has qualified 4 athletes. [18]

Men
Women

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References

  1. ↑ List of Athletes Competing as of July 28, 2011
  2. ↑ Archery – Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  3. ↑ Athletics – Participants Archived 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine .
  4. ↑ Badminton Participants Archived 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine .
  5. ↑ Bodybuilding - Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  6. ↑ Boxing – Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  7. ↑ Football - Women's Roster Archived 2012-09-08 at the Wayback Machine .
  8. ↑ Golfing – Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  9. ↑ Surfing – Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  10. ↑ Swimming - Participants
  11. ↑ Table Tennis – Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  12. ↑ Tonga's table tennis team stuck in Brisbane
  13. ↑ Taekwondo - Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  14. ↑ Tennis - Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  15. ↑ Triathlon - Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  16. ↑ Beach Volleyball – Participants Archived 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine .
  17. ↑ Indoor Volleyball – [Participants Archived 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine .
  18. ↑ Weightlifting - Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
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