Kiribati at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Kiribati at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | KIR |
CGA | Kiribati National Olympic Committee |
Website | oceaniasport |
in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
Competitors | 14 in 5 sports |
Flag bearer | David Katoatau (opening) |
Medals Ranked 0th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Kiribati competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1][2]
Weightlifter David Katoatau was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3][4][5]
Despite not winning a medal this year, 2014 gold medalist David Katoatau nearly missed out of the podium, finishing 5th in the men's weightlifting 105 kg competition.
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Table tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Weightlifting | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 12 | 2 | 14 |
Athletics
[edit]Kiribati participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Tirioro Willie | Men's 100 m | 11.45 | 7 | did not advance | |||
Waymar Bwereeti | Women's 100 m | 13.81 | 6 | did not advance |
Boxing
[edit]Kiribati participated with a team of 2 athletes (2 men).
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Betero Aaree | −56 kg | — | Basran (CAN) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | |||
Tevii Steven | −60 kg | Ngoma (ZAM) L 0 – 5 | did not advance |
Table tennis
[edit]Kiribati participated with 3 athletes (3 men).
- Singles
Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Allie Johnny | Men's singles | Gboyah (SLE) W 4 - 1 | Abrefa (GHA) L 0 - 4 | 2 | did not advance | ||||||
Tauramoa Miita | Medjugorac (CAN) L 0 - 4 | Su (BIZ) W 4 - 3 | 2 | did not advance | |||||||
Nooa Takooa | Benjamin (SLE) W 4 - 2 | Abiodun (NGR) L 0 - 4 | 2 | did not advance |
- Doubles
Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Tauramoa Miita Nooa Takooa | Men's doubles | Bye | S Kamal (IND) S Gnanasekaran (IND) L 0 - 3 | did not advance |
- Team
Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Allie Johnny Tauramoa Miita Nooa Takooa | Men's team | Australia (AUS) L 0–3 | Scotland (SCO) L 0–3 | 3 | did not advance |
Weightlifting
[edit]Kiribati participated with 5 athletes (4 men and 1 woman).[6]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Takirua Betero | Men's −62 kg | 90 | 15 | 120 | 14 | 210 | 14 |
Ruben Katoatau | Men's −69 kg | 120 | 7 | 160 | 3 | 280 | 6 |
Taretiita Tabaroua | Men's −77 kg | 130 | 6 | did not finish | |||
David Katoatau | Men's −105 kg | 140 | 8 | 200 | 2 | 340 | 5 |
Tiiao Bakaekiri | Women's −69 kg | 73 | 11 | 95 | 11 | 168 | 11 |
Wrestling
[edit]Kiribati participated with 2 athletes (2 men).
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Ioabo Teetu | -74 kg | Ali Amzad (BAN) L 0 - 4 | did not advance | 14 | |||
Taebontangaroa Kookoo | -86 kg | Kadian (IND) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | 13 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Five remote islands that will rub shoulders with the Commonwealth Games giants". Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (4 April 2018). "Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Kiribati boxers tell the world about their preparations for Commonwealth games". Kiribati Independent. Tarawa, Kiribati. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Haffenden, Damien (4 April 2018). "Meet the Opening Ceremony flagbearers". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast Organizing Committee for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (GOLDOC). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.