Fiu Tui Explained

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Fiu Tui (born 11 December 1988)[1] is a Tuvaluan boxer who has represented Tuvalu at the Commonwealth Games and Pacific Games.

Tui is a police officer.[2] He has previously worked as a sailor.[2] In 2009 he was one of eleven Tuvaluan sailors held hostage by Somali pirates aboard the MV Hansa Stavanger.[2] He was released after a ransom was paid.[3]

He won a bronze medal in the middleweight class at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.[4]

In 2022 he was selected as part of Tuvalu's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[5] He used the platform of the Commonwealth games to advocate for stronger action on climate change.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiu Tui . Birmingham2022.com . . 19 August 2022.
  2. Web site: ‘I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink’: Comm Games team you should be backing . Sydney Morning Herald . Andrew Webster . 30 July 2022 . 19 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Tuvaluans speak of ordeal as pirate captives . ABC . 18 August 2009 . 19 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Boxing . Samoa 2019 . 19 August 2022.
  5. Web site: 'It means a lot to us' - Tuvalu thrilled to be at Games . RNZ . 29 July 2022 . 19 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Present . Salient . 8 August 2022 . 19 August 2022.

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