Ronald Fotofili Explained

Ronald Lawrence Fotofili
Nationality:Tongan
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprinting
Birth Date:6 July 1998

Ronald Lawrence Fotofili (born 6 July 1998) is a Tongan athlete. He competed in the men's 100 metres event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, where he was eliminated in the preliminary round.[1] He also competed in the men's 100 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he suffered the result.[2] He was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to Tonga in February 2022.[3]

Fotofili is from the village of Lapaha and attended Tupou College, where he began competing in athletics.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's 100 metres – Preliminary Round. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928082141/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-100-M-pr----.RS4.pdf. 28 September 2019. 17 August 2020. 2019 World Athletics Championships.
  2. News: Tonga's Ronald Fotofili falls short of clocking his personal best at Tokyo Olympics. Loop Tonga. 4 August 2021. 6 May 2022.
  3. News: The Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay reaches halfway point. Birmingham What's On. 3 March 2022. 6 May 2022.
  4. News: Ronald Fotofili thrilled to be going to Olympics. Matangi Tonga. Eleanor. Gee. 13 July 2021. 6 May 2022.