Niue at the 2022 Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:NIU
Cganame:Niue Island Sports and Commonwealth Games Association
Games:Commonwealth Games
Year:2022
Flagcaption:Flag of Niue
Website: (Facebook)
Location:Birmingham, England
Competitors Men:10
Competitors Women:5
Sports:3
Flagbearer Open:Travis Tapatuetoa
Olivia Buckingham
Rank:=40
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:1
App Begin Year:2002

Niue competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] It was Niue's sixth appearance at the Games.

The Niue team of 15 athletes (ten men and five women), competing in three sports, was named on 20 June 2022.[2] [3]

Boxer Travis Tapatuetoa and lawn bowler Olivia Buckingham were the delegation's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4] [5]

Boxer Duken Tutakitoa-Williams became Niue's first ever Commonwealth Games medallist when he won a bronze medal in the men's heavyweight event.

Competitors

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

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Boxing404
Lawn bowls5510
Weightlifting101
Total10515

Medallists

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Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of four boxers was officially selected as of 20 June 2022.[2]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Light welterweight
L
did not advance
Welterweight
W 4–1

L 0–5
did not advance
Light heavyweight
L 0–5
did not advance
Heavyweight
W

L 0-5
Did not advance

Lawn bowls

See main article: Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of ten bowlers was officially selected as of 20 June 2022.[2] It includes Dalton Tagelagi, who notably will compete during his tenure as the Premier of Niue.[6]

Men
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tukala Matua TagelagiSingles
L 11–21

L 13–21

L 9–21

L 14–21
5did not advance
Tukala Matua Tagelagi
Dalton Tagelagi
Pairs
L 14–23

L 9–27

L 10–23

L 9–20
5did not advance
Norman Mitimeti
Leslie Lagatule
Kolonisi Polima
Triples
L 7–29

L 9–26

L 17–24
4did not advance
Norman Mitimeti
Leslie Lagatule
Kolonisi Polima
Dalton Tagelagi
Fours
L 8–18

L 7–21

L 4–18
4did not advance
Women
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Olivia BuckinghamSingles
L 7–21

L 19–21

L 10–21

L 16–21
5did not advance
Hina Rereiti
Olivia Buckingham
Pairs
L 9–26

L 6–23

L 16–19
4did not advance
Selasiosiana Simpson
Liline Hewett
Tagaloa Tukuitoga
Triples
L 12–26

L 10–31

L 7–28
4did not advance
Selasiosiana Simpson
Tagaloa Tukuitoga
Liline Hewett
Hina Rereiti
Fours
L 7–24

L 3–29

L 6–28
4did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification. Niue accepted a Bipartite Invitation for the weightlifting competition and selected Giovanni Toimata to compete.[7] Toimata travelled to Birmingham, but was excluded from competition by the Commonwealth Games Federation following a mix-up with paperwork.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Vukmirovic. James. Commonwealth Games baton visits Pacific islands as relay hits halfway. 22 March 2022. Express & Star. MNA Media. 3 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220303062535/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/birmingham/2022/03/03/games-baton-visits-pacific-islands-as-relay-hits-halfway/. 3 March 2022. live.
  2. Web site: NISCGA President confirms Team Niue to the Birmingham Games. Magaoa. Sarah. 20 June 2022. Television Niue. BCN. 2 June 2022. The team is made up of a total of 29 members; 15 athletes and 14 officials.. https://web.archive.org/web/20220621023839/https://tvniue.com/2022/06/niscga-president-confirms-team-niue-to-the-birmingham-games/. 21 June 2022. live.
  3. Web site: Niue aims to punch above its weight at Commonwealth Games. RNZ. 21 July 2022. 21 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Lawn bowler to fly Niuean flag at Commonwealth Games. Manukuo. Matt. 25 July 2022. www.pacificmedianetwork.com/. Pacific Media Network. 27 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Pacific at the Opening Ceremony of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. 30 July 2022. www.oceanianoc.org/. Oceania National Olympic Committees. 5 August 2022.
  6. News: Dalton Tagelagi voted in as new Premier of Niue. 9 July 2022. RNZ. 11 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611000215/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/418748/dalton-tagelagi-voted-in-as-new-premier-of-niue. 11 June 2020. live.
  7. Web site: Yesterday the Niue Weightlifting Federation [...]]. NWF (Facebook). 22 March 2022. 17 March 2022.
  8. News: Commonwealth Games: How a 'frankly embarrassing' selection dispute soured Niue's shot at lawn bowls success . Andrea . Vance . 10 August 2022 . . 16 August 2022.