Tonga at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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Tonga competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. Tonga made its eleventh attendance at the Games.[1]
Sione Tupou and Kuinini Manumua were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2][3]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.[4]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rugby sevens | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 26 |
Athletics
- Men
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ronald Fotofili | 100 m | 10.80 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
- Women
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
Ata Maama Tuutafaiva
|
Shot put | 15.37 | 12 q | 16.30 | 10 |
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Mele Ula | Women's Middleweight | Bye |  Umunnakwe (NGR)L DSQ |
Did not advance | ||
Rugby sevens
As of 9 March 2022, Tonga qualified for the men's tournament. The intended Oceania qualifier (scheduled for April 2022) was cancelled, so the quota allocation was determined by Tonga's performance in the 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship.[5][6]
- Summary
| team | Event | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal / CQ | Semifinal / CS | Final / BM / PF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Tonga men | Men's tournament |  ScotlandL 0 - 41 |
 South AfricaL 5 - 36 |
 MalaysiaW 31 - 7 |
3 |  ZambiaW 19 - 7 |
 UgandaL 7 - 27 |
— | =11 |
Men's tournament
- Roster
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 5 | +111 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 46 | +45 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Tonga
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 84 | −48 | 5 | Advance to classification Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Malaysia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 127 | −108 | 3 |
Source: Birmingham2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
| 29 July 2022 12:18 |
| Scotland | 41–0 | Tonga |
| Try: Sofolarin (3) 1' c, 4' m, 7' m Henry 8' c Edmunds 9' m Farndale 12' m Coombes 14' c Con: Barreto (2/4) 1', 9' Elms (0/2) Barreto (1/1) 14' Cards: Elms  13' | Report |
| Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Adam Leal (England) |
| 29 July 2022 20:48 |
| South Africa | 36–5 | Tonga |
| Try: Soyizwapi 1' m Grobbelaar (2) 3' c, 5' m Pretorius 8' m Makata 9' c Human 14' c Con: Brown (2/5) 4', 9' Human (1/1) 14' | Report | Try: Asi 7' m Con: Asi (0/1) Cards: Ika  13' |
| Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) |
| 30 July 2022 11:56 |
| Tonga | 31–7 | Malaysia |
| Try: Asi 1' c Pakalani (2) 3' c, 4 m Vailea 9' c Halafihi 14' m Con: Pakalani (2/3) 1', 3' Asi (1/2) 10' | Report | Try: Nasarrudin 13' c Con: Said (1/1) 13' |
| Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales) |
- Classification Quarterfinals
| 30 July 2022 19:20 |
| Tonga | 19–7 | Zambia |
| Try: Tongotea 6' c Fualalo 8' m Sunia 8' c Con: Pakalani (2/3) 7', 9' | Report | Try: Mukosa 11' c Con: Mbalwe (1/1) 12' Cards: Bwalya 6'Nkoma 14' |
| Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Adam Leal (England) |
- Classification Semifinals
| 31 July 2022 11:36 |
| Uganda | 27–7 | Tonga |
| Try: Okorach 1' m Kasito 7' m Wokorach (2) 8' m, 11' m Ofoyrwoth 14' c Con: Wokorach (0/4) Kisiga (1/1) 14' | Report | Try: Osika 4' c Con: Pakalani (1/1) 4' Cards: Halafihi 10' |
| Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) |
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Finau Ohuafi | 50 m freestyle | 24.92 | =49 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 54.51 | 51 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 59.45 | 42 | Did not advance | ||||
| Alan Uhi | 50 m freestyle | 24.92 | =49 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 m backstroke | 27.79 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:01.94 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | 26.83 | 45 | Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Charissa Panuve | 50 m freestyle | 30.35 | 62 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 1:05.87 | 54 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:26.19 | 29 | — | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 5:13.63 | 23 | — | Did not advance | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 32.56 | 48 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:17.96 | 37 | Did not advance | ||||
| Vaoahi Afu | 50 m breaststroke | 40.65 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:29.31 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
Weightlifting
Two weightlifters (one man, one woman) were selected on 15 April 2022.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Weight lifted | Total | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Clean & jerk | ||||
| Sio Pomelile | Men's 109 kg | 140 | 180 | 320 | 8 |
| Kuinini Manumua | Women's +87 kg | 107 | 128 | 235 | 5 |
Wrestling
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| John Vake | Men's -74 kg |  Tahir (PAK )L 0 - 11 |
Did not advance |  Phulka (CAN)L 0 - 11 |
Did not advance | 15 | |
| Sione Sika | Men's -97 kg | Bye |  Alofipo (SAM)L 0 - 11 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Aaron Lehauli | Men's -125 kg |  Kooner (ENG)L 3 - 13 |
Did not advance | 7 | |||
| Tiger Lily Cocker Lemalie | Women's -68 kg | Bye |  Roy (BAN)W 10 - 0 |
Oborududu (NGR) L 0 - 10 |
— |  Kakran (IND)L 0 - 2 |
5 |
References
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- ^ Goodwin, Sam (29 July 2022). "Shirtless Tongan athlete steals show at Commonwealth Games opening ceremony". www.ca.news.yahoo.com/. Yahoo!. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Pacific at the Opening Ceremony of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.oceanianoc.org/. Oceania National Olympic Committees. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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- ^ "Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualification confirmed for Oceania". World Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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