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Niue at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Niue
CGF codeNIU
CGA Niue Island Sports and Commonwealth Games Association
Website facebook.com/Niue-Island-Amateur-Sports-Association-NIASA-111914517780959 (Facebook)
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors15 (10 men and 5 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearers Travis Tapatuetoa
Olivia Buckingham
Medals
Ranked =40th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances ( overview)

Niue competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. [1] It was Niue's sixth appearance at the Games.

The Niue team of 15 athletes (ten men and five women), competing in three sports, was named on 20 June 2022. [2] [3]

Boxer Travis Tapatuetoa and lawn bowler Olivia Buckingham were the delegation's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [4] [5]

Boxer Duken Tutakitoa-Williams became Niue's first ever Commonwealth Games medallist when he won a bronze medal in the men's heavyweight event.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Boxing 4 0 4
Lawn bowls 5 5 10
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Total 10 5 15

Medallists

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

A squad of four boxers was officially selected as of 20 June 2022. [2]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
De Niro Pao Light welterweight   Sanford ( CAN)
L RSC 		did not advance
Xavier Mata'afa-Ikinofo Welterweight Bye   Onana Ngah ( CMR)
W 4–1 		  Tokas ( IND)
L 0–5 		did not advance
Travis Tapatuetoa Light heavyweight Bye   Kumar ( IND)
L 0–5 		did not advance
Duken Tutakitoa-Williams Heavyweight — Bye   Schuster ( COK)
W RSC 		  Plodzicki-Faoagali ( SAM)
L 0-5 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Lawn bowls

Tukala Matua Tagelagi (Niue) and Gary Kelly (Northern Ireland) before their lawn bowls singles match.
Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

A squad of ten bowlers was officially selected as of 20 June 2022. [2] It includes Dalton Tagelagi, who notably will compete during his tenure as the Premier of Niue. [6]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Tukala Matua Tagelagi Singles   Bester
 ( CAN)
L 11–21 		  Dixon
 ( NFK)
L 13–21 		  Salmon
 ( WAL)
L 9–21 		  Kelly
 ( NIR)
L 14–21 		5 did not advance
Tukala Matua Tagelagi
Dalton Tagelagi 		Pairs   New Zealand
L 14–23 		  Jersey
L 9–27 		  Scotland
L 10–23 		  Canada
L 9–20 		5 did not advance
Norman Mitimeti
Leslie Lagatule
Kolonisi Polima 		Triples   Australia
L 7–29 		  Jersey
L 9–26 		  Cook Islands
L 17–24 		— 4 did not advance
Norman Mitimeti
Leslie Lagatule
Kolonisi Polima
Dalton Tagelagi 		Fours   Australia
L 8–18 		  Northern Ireland
L 7–21 		  Canada
L 4–18 		— 4 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Olivia Buckingham Singles   Ahmad
 ( MAS)
L 7–21 		  Lim
 ( SGP)
L 19–21 		  Inch
 ( NZL)
L 10–21 		  Pharaoh
 ( ENG)
L 16–21 		5 did not advance
Hina Rereiti
Olivia Buckingham 		Pairs   South Africa
L 9–26 		  India
L 6–23 		  New Zealand
L 16–19 		— 4 did not advance
Selasiosiana Simpson
Liline Hewett
Tagaloa Tukuitoga 		Triples   England
L 12–26 		  New Zealand
L 10–31 		  India
L 7–28 		— 4 did not advance
Selasiosiana Simpson
Tagaloa Tukuitoga
Liline Hewett
Hina Rereiti 		Fours   South Africa
L 7–24 		  New Zealand
L 3–29 		  Wales
L 6–28 		— 4 did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Niue accepted a Bipartite Invitation for the weightlifting competition and selected Giovanni Toimata to compete. [7] Toimata travelled to Birmingham, but was excluded from competition by the Commonwealth Games Federation following a mix-up with paperwork. [8]

Athlete Event Weight lifted Total Rank
Snatch Clean & jerk
Giovanni Toimata Men's +109 kg DNS

References

  1. ^ Vukmirovic, James (3 March 2022). "Commonwealth Games baton visits Pacific islands as relay hits halfway". Express & Star. MNA Media. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Magaoa, Sarah (20 June 2022). "NISCGA President confirms Team Niue to the Birmingham Games". Television Niue. BCN. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022. The team is made up of a total of 29 members; 15 athletes and 14 officials.
  3. ^ "Niue aims to punch above its weight at Commonwealth Games". RNZ. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. ^ Manukuo, Matt (25 July 2022). "Lawn bowler to fly Niuean flag at Commonwealth Games". www.pacificmedianetwork.com/. Pacific Media Network. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Pacific at the Opening Ceremony of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.oceanianoc.org/. Oceania National Olympic Committees. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Dalton Tagelagi voted in as new Premier of Niue". RNZ. 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Yesterday the Niue Weightlifting Federation [...]". NWF (Facebook). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  8. ^ Vance, Andrea (10 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games: How a 'frankly embarrassing' selection dispute soured Niue's shot at lawn bowls success". Stuff. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

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