Tuvalu at the 2023 Pacific Games explained

Country:	Tuvalu
Year:	2023
Games:	Pacific Games
Fedname:	Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Rank:	20
Gold:	0
Silver:	5
Bronze:	0
App Begin Year:	1979
Flagcaption:	Flag of Tuvalu

Tuvalu participated in the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 19 November to 2 December 2023.

Tuvalu made its first appearance at the 1979 South Pacific Games held in Suva, Fiji.

In the 2023 Pacific Games, team members won silver medals:

Manuila Raobu in Weightlifting at the 2023 Pacific Games: 73 kg Snatch - 125 kg, 73 kg Clean & jerk - 152 kg, 73 kg Total - 277 kg.
Maka Foster Ofati and Faolina Tepa Haleti in Tennis Men’s doubles.

See main article: article and Tuvalu at the Pacific Games.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Athletics	7	2	9
Boxing	1	0	1
Football	23	0	23
Powerlifting	1	0	1
Rugby Union 7s	12	0	12
Table tennis	4	0	4
Tennis	4	1	5
Indoor Volleyball	11	12	23
Weightlifting	2	1	3
Total	65	16	81

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2023 Pacific Games. Tuvalu entered a track and field team.^[1] The Men’s Men 4x100 metre relay team finished 6th.^[2]

The Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (TASNOC) organizes Tuvalu's participation in the Pacific Games.

Track events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2		100 m	Heat 4, time of 11.35 seconds	6th	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
200 m	Heat 4, time of 23.31 seconds	4th	Heat 2, time of 23.66 seconds	7th	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Kanae Saloa Malua	100 m	Heat 5, time of 11.40 seconds	6th	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
200 m	Heat 4, time of 23.31 seconds	4th	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Iosefa Tamoa	100 m	Heat 1, time of 12.11 seconds	6th	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
200 m	Heat 3, time of 24.71 seconds	5th	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
style=text-align:left	Londoni Tiso	style=text-align:left	200 m	Heat 2, time of 23.87 seconds	6th	Heat 1, time of 24.12 seconds	6th	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
style=text-align:left	John Fola O’Brien	style=text-align:left	400 m	Heat 1, time of 55:04 seconds	5th	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
style=text-align:left	Karalo Maibuca, Kanae Saloa Malua, Londoni Tiso, Kaumoana Teaitala	style=text-align:left	4x100 m relay	Heat 2, time of 43.56 seconds	3rd			Time of 43.29 seconds	6th

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vaioleta Luka	100 m	Heat 2, time of 13.30 seconds	7th	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Temalini Manatoa	100 m	Heat 3, time of 13.52 seconds	7th	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
Pisilele Matio	Javelin Throw 800g	48.75 m	12th
Londoni Tiso	Triple jump	13.12 m	6th

source= SOL23

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2023 Pacific Games.

Football

See main article: article and Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament. The Tuvalu national football team experience travel delays, so that they were forced to forfeit their first game against Papua New Guinea.^[3]

Men’s football competition

source= SOL23

Powerlifting

Men

Rugby Union Sevens

See main article: article and Rugby sevens at the 2023 Pacific Games.

Tuvalu entered a rugby 7s team for the first time at the Pacific Games.^[7]

Summary

Table tennis

See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2023 Pacific Games.

Men's Table Tennis Singles event

Malton Melton participated in the Men’s Singles event.

Tanielu Soa participated in the Singles Ambulant Male event.

Ioane Hawaii and Taupaka Uatea participated in the Singles Seated Male event.

Men’s Singles

Athlete	Event	Opposition Results	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Athlete	Event	width=125	Group Round	width=125	Group Round	width=125	Group Round	width=125	Round 1	width=125	Quarter Final	width=125	Semi Final	width=125	Final
Kalton Melton	Men’s Singles	L 0-3	W 3-0	W 3-0	L 0-4	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance

Singles Ambulant Male

Athlete	Event	Opposition Results	Opposition Result
Athlete	Event	width=125	Round 1	width=125	Quarter Final	width=125	Semi Final	width=125	Final
Tanielu Soa	Singles Ambulant Male	W 3-1	L 1-2	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance

Singles Seated Male

Athlete	Event	Opposition Results	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Athlete	Event	width=125	Round 1	width=125	Round 2	width=125	Round 3	width=125	Quarter Final	width=125	Semi Final	width=125	Final
	Singles Seated Male	W 3-1	L 0-3		L 1-3	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Taupaka Uatea		L 0-3	L 0-3	L 0-3	align=center colspan=3	Did not advance

Men's Table Tennis Para Team event

Tuvalu sent a team of 3 to the para table tennis competition: Ioane Hawaii, Tanielu Soa and Taupaka Uatea.

Men’s Para Table Tennis Team event

source= SOL23

Tennis

See main article: article and Tennis at the 2023 Pacific Games. Maka Foster Ofati and Faolina Tepa Haleti, and also Mathew Pese and Felo Feoto, participated in the men's doubles event.^[8]

Mathew Pese and Sanapu Tepa Tealei participated in the mixed doubles event.^[8]

Faolaina Tepa Haleti, Mathew Pese, Felo Feoto and Maka Foster Ofati participated in the men's singles event.^[8]

Men’s Singles

Athlete	Event	Opposition Results	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Athlete	Event	width=125	Round of 64	width=125	Round of 32	width=125	Round of 16	width=125	Quarter Final	width=125	Semi Final	width=125	Final
Mathew Pese	Men’s singles	W 6-2, 6-2	W 6-3, 6-4	L 6-7, 3-6	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Maka Foster Ofati		Bye	W 6-3, 6-2	L 4-6, 5-7	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Faolaina Tepa Haleti		L 6-1, 6-1	align=center colspan=6	Did not advance
Felo Feoto		L 6-1, 6-4	align=center colspan=6	Did not advance

Women’s Singles

Athlete	Event	Opposition Results	Opposition Result
Athlete	Event	width=125	Round of 64	width=125	Round of 32	width=125	Round of 16	width=125	Quarter Final	width=125	Semi Final	width=125	Final
Sanapu Tepa Tealei	Women’s Singles		L 6-2, 2-6, 3-6	align=center colspan=5	Did not advance

Tennis Men’s Doubles

Athlete	Event	Opposition Results	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result						Rank
Athlete	Event	width=125	Round of 32	width=125	Round of 16	width=125	Quarter Final	width=125	Semi Final	width=125	Final	Rank
Maka Foster Ofati, Faolina Tepa Haleti	Men's Doubles	Bye	W 6-4, 6-0	W 3-6, 6-4, 10-8	W 7-6, 4-6, 10-8	L 5-7, 2-6
Mathew Pese, Felo Feoto	Men's Doubles	L 1-6, 5-7

Mixed Doubles

Athlete	Event	Opposition Results	Opposition Result
Athlete	Event	width=125	Round of 32	width=125	Round of 16	width=125	Quarter Final	width=125	Semi Final	width=125	Final
Mathew Pese, Sanapu Tepa Tealei	Mixed Doubles	W 6-1, 6-4	L 0-6, 2-6	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance

Tennis Team Event

source= SOL23
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Volleyball

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 2023 Pacific Games.

Indoor

Men’s team: Suifita Malaelua Tepoga, Kato Paani Lopeta, Kilifi Keli, Ionatana Nemaia, Kanae Saloa Tauia Malua, Kaitu Kaitu, Usa Patikata, Lotogalue Napoe, Krizz Pasivao and Mitilelei Shalom Fiamalua.

Women’s team: Mesepele Lauti, Masetapu Freda Jr Resture, Kalite Penaia, Loliza Pasefika, Minime Kitiseni, Lilian Tusitala, Sepoima Tokaga, Savali Silafaga Teuina, Lafotua Grace Pelesipene Fiamalua, Meleala Timena, Aloiti Namoto and Sepola Ioelu.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Men’s team	Men's Pool B	L 0-3	L 0-3	L 1-3	L 1-3	align=center colspan=3	Did not advance
Women’s team	Women's Pool B	L 0-3	L 0-3	L 0-3		L 0-3	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance

source= SOL23

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2023 Pacific Games. The Tuvalu Weightlifting Federation sent 3 weightlifters to the 2023 Games.^[9]

Men's tournament

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Rank	Clean & jerk	Rank	Total	Rank
Manuila Raobu	Men's 73 kg	125 kg		152 kg		277 kg
Kaueta Kausea	Men's 89 kg	117 kg	9th	151 kg	9th	268 kg	9th

Women's tournament

source= SOL23

References

Notes and References

Web site: 6 November 2023 . Pacific Games 2023 Entry List . Oceania Athletics . 18 November 2023 .
Web site: Men 4x100 m relay – finals result. 2023 Pacific Games - Solomon Islands. 1 December 2023. 2 December 2023.
Web site: 17 November 2023 . Football Schedule change. 2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands . 24 November 2023 .
Web site: Tuvalu v Vanuatu - scoresheet . 2023 Pacific games – Solomon Islands. 20 November 2023. 28 November 2023.
Web site: Tuvalu v Tonga - scoresheet . 2023 Pacific games – Solomon Islands. 27 November 2023. 28 November 2023.
Web site: Tuvalu v Northern Marianas Islands - scoresheet . 2023 Pacific games – Solomon Islands. 30 November 2023. 1 December 2023.
Web site: Pareti. Alipate . The tides turn for rugby 7s in Tuvalu . Islands Business . 10 November 2023 . 18 November 2023.
Web site: Pacific Games – Schedule and Results. 2023 Pacific Games - Solomon Islands. 18 November 2022. 18 November 2023.
Web site: Pacific Games & Oceania Championships Preliminary Entries . Oceania Weightlifting Federation . 5 October 2023 . 18 November 2023.