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Ioane Hawaii is a Tuvaluan para table tennis player and disability rights activist who has represented Tuvalu at the Pacific Games.
Hawaii studied at the University of the South Pacific on an Australia Awards scholarship, [1] graduating in 2021 with a diploma in economics. [2] He began playing table tennis in 2014. [3]
In 2017 he competed in the Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships. [4]
At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won gold in the men's seated singles table tennis, becoming the first Tuvaluan to win gold in the table tennis events, and the second Tuvaluan gold medal winner at the Pacific Games. [5] [6] [7]
At the 2023 Pacific Games, he participated in the Men's Team, Singles Seated Male and Men’s Singles events. [8]
References
- ^ "New info centre opens". Fiji Times. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Ioane's brave journey to academic success". USP. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Natasha Begum (15 December 2021). "International Day for Persons with Disabilities event emphasises need for sports participation". Education News PNG. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Justine Mannan (13 April 2017). "Hawaii Targets Medal For Government Backing". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Rossi wins three Samoa 2019 badminton titles as Vanuatu prove Pacific powerhouse in table tennis". Loop PNG. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Samoa 2019". Samoa 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Tuvalu Gold Medalist Ioane Hawaii proud to represent his country". Pacific Media Network. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Pacific Games – Schedule and Results". 2023 Pacific Games - Solomon Islands. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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