Tonga at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tonga at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Tonga
CGF code	TGA
CGA	Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee
Website	oceaniasport.com/tonga
in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors	13 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Magan Maka
Medals Ranked 0th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Tonga competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018. ^[1]

The Tongan team consisted of 13 athletes (seven men and six women) that competed in six sports. ^[2] Boxer Magan Maka was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. ^{[3] [4]}

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics (track and field)	1	1	2
Boxing	3	2	5
Lawn bowls	0	2	2
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	7	6	13

Athletics (track and field)

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tonga participated with a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman). ^[2]

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Talatala Po'oi	Men's 110 m hurdles	15.02	8	did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
ʻAta Maama Tuutafaiva	Women's Shot put	14.79	11 q	15.36	10

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tonga participated with a team of 5 athletes (3 men and 2 women). ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Tuihalangingie Vea	Men's −60 kg	BYE	Jean Colin  (MRI) L 0-4	did not advance
John Moleni	Men's −69 kg	Stephen Newns  (SCO) L 1-4	did not advance
Samiuela Kei	Men's +91 kg	—	Arsène Fokou Fosso  (CMR) L 0-5	did not advance
Magan Maka	Women's −69 kg	—	Bye	Rosie Eccles  (WAL) L 0 - 5	did not advance
Salote Huni	Women's −75 kg	—	Millicent Agboegbulem  (NGR) L 0-5	did not advance

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tonga will compete in Lawn bowls. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage					Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Malia Kioa	Women's Singles	Murphy  (AUS) L 4 - 21	Siame  (ZAM) W 21 - 10	Piketh  (RSA) L 4 - 21	Beattie  (NIR) L 13 - 21	4	did not advance
Caroline Dubois Malia Kioa	Women's Pairs	Norfolk Island L 10 - 21	Fiji L 11 - 21	New Zealand L 6 - 29	Canada L 12 - 20	5	did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tonga participated with one male athlete. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Henry Liutai	Men's Trap	63	39	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tonga participated with a team of 2 swimmers (1 man and 1 woman). ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Finau Ohuafi	Men's 50 m freestyle	26.07	54	did not advance
	Men's 50 m backstroke	29.97	17	did not advance
	Men's 50 m butterfly	28.00	50	did not advance
Charissa Panuve	Women's 50 m freestyle	30.34	36	did not advance
	Women's 50 m backstroke	36.37	29	did not advance
	Women's 50 m butterfly	33.09	29	did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Tonga participated with 1 athlete (1 man). ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sateki Langi	Men's −105 kg	115	13	141	11	256	10

See also

• Tonga at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
• Tonga at the 2018 Winter Olympics

References

1. "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
2. "Woman boxer to carry flag for Tonga at Commonwealth Games". Matangi Tonga . Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
3. "Sport: Female boxer to bear Tonga flag". RNZ. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
4. "'I feel honoured' - Tonga's flagbearer beams with pride at Comm Games opening ceremony". 1News. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
5. "Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). gc2018.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
6. "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.