| Tuvalu at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | TUV |
| in Budapest, Hungary 19 August 2023 – 27 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 1 (1 man and 0 women) |
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| World Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Tuvalu competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023.
Tuvalu entered 1 athlete. [1]
Karalo Maibuca competed in the 100 metres, [2] with a time of 11.55 [0.0], [3] but failed to progress past the preliminary round.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Karalo Maibuca | 100 metres | 11.55 SB | 6 | Did not advance [4] | |||||
Tuvalu participates in the Olympic Games in the Summer Olympics. They have yet to compete at the Winter Olympics.
Sport is an important part of Tuvaluan culture, which sporting culture is based on traditional games and athletic activities and the adoption of some of the major international sports of the modern era.
Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca Junior is a Tuvaluan sprinter. He is the son of Ratu Karalo Maibuca Senior, a Fijian, and a mother from Kioa. He was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was given the honour of being the flag bearer for his nation in the opening ceremony alongside Matie Stanley. In the preliminary round of the 100 metres he ran a Tuvaluan national record time of 11.42 seconds, but did not qualify to the next round.
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