Kiribati at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Kiribati at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeKIR
CGAKiribati National Olympic Committee
Websiteoceaniasport.com/kiribati
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors14 in 5 sports
Flag bearer David Katoatau (opening)
Medals
Ranked 0th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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

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

Sport Men Women Total
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

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Kiribati participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
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

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Kiribati participated with a team of 2 athletes (2 men).

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
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

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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
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
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
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

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Kiribati participated with 5 athletes (4 men and 1 woman).[6]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
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

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Kiribati participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Five remote islands that will rub shoulders with the Commonwealth Games giants". Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ Morgan, Liam (4 April 2018). "Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.