Tuvalu at the 2022 Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:	TUV
Cganame:	Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Games:	Commonwealth Games
Year:	2022
Flagcaption:	Flag of Tuvalu
Website:	(Facebook)
Location:	Birmingham, England
Competitors Men:	5
Competitors Women:	0
Sports:	3
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
App Begin Year:	1998

Tuvalu competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.^[1] It was Tuvalu's seventh appearance at the Games.

Six athletes (five men and one woman) qualified to represent Tuvalu in three sports.^[2] Tuvalu’s team at the games consisted of Karalo Maibuca (men's 100 metres), Ampex Isaac and Saaga Malosa (men’s beach volleyball),^[3] Leatialii Afoa (lightweight boxing) and Fiu Tui (middleweight boxing).^[4] Temalini Manatoa (women's 100 metres), qualified but did not attend the games.^[4]

Preparation

Due to the lack of facilities and the size of the island being small, athletes trained on the runway of the Funafuti International Airport. The airport is the biggest open space available on the island.^[5]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors qualified for the Games per sport/discipline.^[4]

width=120	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Beach volleyball	2	0	2
Boxing	2	0	2
Total	5	0	5

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Track and road events

Beach volleyball

See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. As of 26 April 2022, Tuvalu qualified for the men's tournament.^{[6] [7]} The intended Oceania qualifier was abandoned, so the quota allocation was determined by their position among other nations from Oceania in the men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings (for performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022).^[8]

Men's tournament

Group C--------

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	Middleweight		L 0―5	did not advance
	Light heavyweight		L WO	did not advance

Notes and References

1. News: Berkeley. Geoff. Pacific Island athletes to receive Australian support in preparation for Birmingham 2022. 27 April 2022. Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 25 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220425095913/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1122322/pacific-island-athletes-birmingham-2022. 25 April 2022. live.
2. Web site: 'It means alot to us' - Tuvalu thrilled to be at Games. 27 July 2022. www.rnz.co.nz/. Radio New Zealand. 27 July 2022.
3. Web site: Carayol . Tumaini . Tuvalu’s beach volleyball team take stage for nation hit by climate crisis. The Guardian. 31 July 2022. 31 July 2022.
4. Web site: Webster . Andrew . ‘I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink’: Comm Games team you should be backing . Sydney Morning Herald . 30 July 2022. 30 July 2022.
5. Web site: Tuvalu athletes for Birmingham 2022 train on airport runway. Palmer. Dan. 19 May 2022. Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 2 July 2022.
6. Web site: Beach Volleyball Line-Up Confirmed For Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. FIVB. 27 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220426102709/https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/beach-volleyball-line-up-confirmed-for-birmingham-2022?id=96898. 26 April 2022. 26 April 2022. live.
7. News: SI beach volleyball team qualify for Commonwealth Games. 27 April 2022. Solomon Star. News Corp. 27 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220427083636/https://www.solomonstarnews.com/si-beach-volleyball-team-qualify-for-commonwealth-games/. 27 April 2022. live.
8. Web site: CGF and FIVB confirm teams for Birmingham 2022 beach volleyball events. Pavitt. Michael. 26 April 2022. Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 29 April 2022.