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Tuvalu at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Tuvalu at the; 2022 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of Tuvalu
CGF code	TUV
CGA	Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website	facebook.com/TASNOC (Facebook)
in Birmingham, England; 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022
Competitors	5 (5 men and 0 women) in 3 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Tuvalu competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.^[1] It was Tuvalu's seventh appearance at the Games.

Six athletes (five men and one woman) qualified to represent Tuvalu in three sports.^[2] Tuvalu’s team at the games consisted of Karalo Maibuca (men's 100 metres), Ampex Isaac and Saaga Malosa (men’s beach volleyball),^[3] Leatialii Afoa (lightweight boxing) and Fiu Tui (middleweight boxing).^[4] Temalini Manatoa (women's 100 metres), qualified but did not attend the games.^[4]

Preparation

Due to the lack of facilities and the size of the island being small, athletes trained on the runway of the Funafuti International Airport. The airport is the biggest open space available on the island.^[5]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors qualified for the Games per sport/discipline.^[4]

Sport	Men	Total
Athletics	1	1
Beach volleyball	2	2
Boxing	2	2
Total	5	5

Athletics

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Karalo Maibuca	Men's 100 m	11.39	6	did not advance

Beach volleyball

As of 26 April 2022, Tuvalu qualified for the men's tournament.^[6]^[7] The intended Oceania qualifier was abandoned, so the quota allocation was determined by their position among other nations from Oceania in the men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings (for performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022).^[8]

Athletes	Event	Preliminary Round				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
Athletes	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Saaga Malosa Ampex Isaac	Men's	England (ENG) L 0―2	New Zealand (NZL) L 0―2	Cyprus (CYP) L 0―2	4	did not advance

Men's tournament

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	O'Dea – Fuller (NZL)	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	126	97	1.299	Quarterfinals
2	Bello – Bello (ENG)	3	2	1	5	4	2	2.000	119	93	1.280	Quarterfinals
3	Liotatis – Zorbis (CYP)	3	1	2	4	2	4	0.500	102	114	0.895	Ranking of third-placed teams
4	Malosa – Issac (TUV)	3	0	3	3	0	6	0.000	83	126	0.659

Source: birmingham2022.com

	Qualified for the Quarterfinals

30 July 2022 14:30	Bello – Bello (ENG)	2–0	Malosa – Issac (TUV)	Smithfield
	(21–10, 21–12) Report

1 August 2022 19:00	O'Dea – Fuller (NZL)	2–0	Malosa – Issac (TUV)	Smithfield
	(21–14, 21–17) Report

3 August 2022 14:30	Liotatis – Zorbis (CYP)	2–0	Malosa – Issac (TUV)	Smithfield
	(21–13, 21–17) Report

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Fiu Tui	Middleweight	Bye	Moses (GRN) L 0―5	did not advance
Leatialii Afoa	Light heavyweight	Bye	Langelier (LCA) L WO	did not advance

References

^ Berkeley, Geoff (25 April 2022). "Pacific Island athletes to receive Australian support in preparation for Birmingham 2022". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "'It means alot to us' - Tuvalu thrilled to be at Games". www.rnz.co.nz/. Radio New Zealand. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ Carayol, Tumaini (31 July 2022). "Tuvalu's beach volleyball team take stage for nation hit by climate crisis". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Webster, Andrew (30 July 2022). "'I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink': Comm Games team you should be backing". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ Palmer, Dan (19 May 2022). "Tuvalu athletes for Birmingham 2022 train on airport runway". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ "Beach Volleyball Line-Up Confirmed For Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". FIVB. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "SI beach volleyball team qualify for Commonwealth Games". Solomon Star. News Corp. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ Pavitt, Michael (26 April 2022). "CGF and FIVB confirm teams for Birmingham 2022 beach volleyball events". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[1] Berkeley, Geoff (25 April 2022). "Pacific Island athletes to receive Australian support in preparation for Birmingham 2022". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[2] "'It means alot to us' - Tuvalu thrilled to be at Games". www.rnz.co.nz/. Radio New Zealand. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[TC-3] Carayol, Tumaini (31 July 2022). "Tuvalu's beach volleyball team take stage for nation hit by climate crisis". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

[AW-4] Webster, Andrew (30 July 2022). "'I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink': Comm Games team you should be backing". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[5] Palmer, Dan (19 May 2022). "Tuvalu athletes for Birmingham 2022 train on airport runway". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[6] "Beach Volleyball Line-Up Confirmed For Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". FIVB. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[7] "SI beach volleyball team qualify for Commonwealth Games". Solomon Star. News Corp. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[8] Pavitt, Michael (26 April 2022). "CGF and FIVB confirm teams for Birmingham 2022 beach volleyball events". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

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Tuvalu at the 2022 Commonwealth Games