Tuvalu at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Tuvalu at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Tuvalu.svg
Flag of Tuvalu
CGF code TUV
CGA Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website facebook.com/TASNOC (Facebook)
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors5 (5 men and 0 women) in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Tuvalu competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. [1] It was Tuvalu's seventh appearance at the Games.

Contents

Six athletes (five men and one woman) qualified to represent Tuvalu in three sports. [2] Tuvalu’s team at the games consisted of Karalo Maibuca (men's 100 metres), Ampex Isaac and Saaga Malosa (men’s beach volleyball), [3] Leatialii Afoa (lightweight boxing) and Fiu Tui (middleweight boxing). [4] Temalini Manatoa (women's 100 metres), qualified but did not attend the games. [4]

Preparation

Due to the lack of facilities and the size of the island being small, athletes trained on the runway of the Funafuti International Airport. The airport is the biggest open space available on the island. [5]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors qualified for the Games per sport/discipline. [4]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 101
Beach volleyball 202
Boxing 202
Total505

Athletics

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Karalo Maibuca Men's 100 m 11.396Did not advance

Beach volleyball

As of 26 April 2022, Tuvalu qualified for the men's tournament. [6] [7] The intended Oceania qualifier was abandoned, so the quota allocation was determined by their position among other nations from Oceania in the men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings (for performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022). [8]

AthletesEventPreliminary RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BMRank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Saaga Malosa
Ampex Isaac 		Men's Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)
L 0―2		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
L 0―2		Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  (CYP)
L 0―2		4Did not advance

Men's tournament

Group C

PosTeam
PldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  O'Dea – Fuller  (NZL)330660MAX126971.299 Quarterfinals
2Flag of England.svg  Bello – Bello  (ENG)3215422.000119931.280
3Flag of Cyprus.svg  Liotatis – Zorbis  (CYP)3124240.5001021140.895 Ranking of third-placed teams
4Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Malosa – Issac  (TUV)3033060.000831260.659
Source: birmingham2022.com
Qualified for the Quarterfinals
30 July 2022
14:30		Flag of England.svg  Bello – Bello  (ENG)2–0Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Malosa – Issac  (TUV)Smithfield
(21–10, 21–12)
Report
1 August 2022
19:00		Flag of New Zealand.svg  O'Dea – Fuller  (NZL)2–0Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Malosa – Issac  (TUV)Smithfield
(21–14, 21–17)
Report
3 August 2022
14:30		Flag of Cyprus.svg  Liotatis – Zorbis  (CYP)2–0Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Malosa – Issac  (TUV)Smithfield
(21–13, 21–17)
Report

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Fiu Tui Middleweight ByeFlag of Grenada.svg  Moses  (GRN)
L 0―5		Did not advance
Leatialii Afoa Light heavyweight ByeFlag of Saint Lucia.svg  Langelier  (LCA)
L WO		Did not advance

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