Niue at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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.

Niue at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Niue
CGF codeNIU
CGANiue Island Sports and Commonwealth Games Association
Websitefacebook.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)

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 404
Lawn bowls 5510
Weightlifting 101
Total10515

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. 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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