| Tuvalu at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TUV |
| NOC | Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Karalo Maibuca & Temalini Manatoa |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Tuvalu competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Their participation marked their fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since their debut in 2008.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The nation will send two sprinters, Karalo Maibuca, who will compete in the men's 100 metres, [1] Maibuca is a returning Olympian, who competed in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, setting a national record but not advancing to the quarterfinals, and Temalini Manatoa, will compete in Womens 100m. [2] [3]
Prior to the Games, Maibuca trained with Fijian sprinters at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, where he is based in. [4] [5]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Karalo Maibuca | Men's 100 m | 11.30 NR | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Temalini Manatoa | Women's 100 m | 14.04 PB | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
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