Tuvalu at the 2023 Pacific Games

Sporting event delegation

Tuvalu at the
2023 Pacific Games

Flag of Tuvalu

National federation| Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
in Honiara, Solomon Islands
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) – 2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)
Flag bearer| Ioane Hawaii
Medals
Ranked 20th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Pacific Games appearances (overview)

* 1979
* 1983–1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Tuvalu participated in the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 19 November to 2 December 2023.

Tuvalu made its first appearance at the 1979 South Pacific Games held in Suva, Fiji.

In the 2023 Pacific Games, team members won silver medals:

* Manuila Raobu in Weightlifting at the 2023 Pacific Games:  73 kg Snatch - 125 kg,  73 kg Clean & jerk - 152 kg,  73 kg Total - 277 kg.
* Maka Foster Ofati and Faolina Tepa Haleti  in Tennis Men’s doubles.

Main article: Tuvalu at the Pacific Games

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 7 | 2 | 9
Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1
Football | 23 | 0 | 23
Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1
Rugby Union 7s | 12 | 0 | 12
Table tennis | 4 | 0 | 4
Tennis | 4 | 1 | 5
Indoor Volleyball | 11 | 12 | 23
Weightlifting | 2 | 1 | 3
Total | 65 | 16 | 81

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2023 Pacific Games

Tuvalu entered a track and field team.[1] The Men’s Men 4x100 metre relay team finished 6th.[2]

The Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (TASNOC) organizes Tuvalu's participation in the Pacific Games.

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* qR = Qualified to the next round by referee judgement
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track events
Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Karalo Maibuca | 100 m  | Heat 4, time of 11.35 seconds  | 6th  | Did not advance
200 m  | Heat 4, time of 23.31 seconds  | 4th  | Heat 2, time of 23.66 seconds  | 7th  | Did not advance
Kanae Saloa Malua  | 100 m  | Heat 5, time of 11.40 seconds  | 6th  | Did not advance
200 m  | Heat 4, time of 23.31 seconds  | 4th  | Did not advance
Iosefa Tamoa  | 100 m  | Heat 1, time of 12.11 seconds  | 6th  | Did not advance
200 m  | Heat 3, time of 24.71 seconds  | 5th  | Did not advance
Londoni Tiso  | 200 m  | Heat 2, time of 23.87 seconds  | 6th  | Heat 1, time of 24.12 seconds  | 6th  | Did not advance
John Fola O’Brien  | 400 m  | Heat 1, time of 55:04 seconds  | 5th  | Did not advance
Karalo Maibuca,
Kanae Saloa Malua,
Londoni Tiso,
Kaumoana Teaitala[2] | 4x100 m relay  | Heat 2, time of 43.56 seconds  | 3rd  | —  | —  | Time of 43.29 seconds  | 6th

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Vaioleta Luka  | 100 m  | Heat 2, time of 13.30 seconds  | 7th  | Did not advance
Temalini Manatoa  | 100 m  | Heat 3, time of 13.52 seconds  | 7th  | Did not advance

Field events
Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Distance  | Position
Pisilele Matio  | Javelin Throw 800g  | 48.75 m  | 12th
Londoni Tiso  | Triple jump  | 13.12 m  | 6th

source= SOL23

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2023 Pacific Games

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary Round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Fiu Tui  | Boxing LMW 70F/71M OQ-68-71 kg Male  |  Melman Halstead (NRU)
L 0-5  | Did not advance

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

The Tuvalu national football team experience travel delays, so that they were forced to forfeit their first game against Papua New Guinea.[3]

Men’s football competition
Team  | Event  | Preliminary round  | Playoff round  | Playoff round  | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Tuvalu national football team | Men's football |  Papua New Guinea
Forfeited  |  Vanuatu
L 0-6[4] |  Tonga
W 4-0[5] |  Northern Mariana Islands
W 4-1[6] | 9th

source= SOL23

## Powerlifting

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Total  | Rank

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Molu Laupepa  | Powerlifting Male 105 kg Male  | 595.0  | 8th

## Rugby Union Sevens

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Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2023 Pacific Games

Tuvalu entered a rugby 7s team for the first time at the Pacific Games.[7]

Summary
Team  | Event  | Pool round  | Quarter final  | Playoff  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Tuvalu Men's | Men's Pool B |  Vanuatu
L 17-19  |  Samoa
L 14-26  | —  |  |  Nauru
W 15-10  |  Tahiti
W 15-0  | Did not advance

## Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2023 Pacific Games

### Men's Table Tennis Singles event

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Malton Melton participated in the Men’s Singles event.

Tanielu Soa participated in the Singles Ambulant Male event.

Ioane Hawaii and Taupaka Uatea participated in the Singles Seated Male event.

Men’s Singles
Athlete  | Event  | Group Round  | Group Round  | Group Round  | Round 1  | Quarter Final  | Semi Final  | Final

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Opposition
Results | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result
Kalton Melton  | Men’s Singles |  Ocean Belrose (TAH)
L 0-3  |  Inoke Pauu Pepa (GUM)
W 3-0  |  Inoke Pauu Pepa (GUM)
W 3-0  |  Joshua Yee (FIJ)
L 0-4  | Did not advance

Singles Ambulant Male
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Quarter Final  | Semi Final  | Final

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Opposition
Results | Opposition
Result
Tanielu Soa  | Singles Ambulant Male |  Milo Toleafoa (TGA)
W 3-1  |  Alain Barbu (NCL)
L 1-2  | Did not advance

Singles Seated Male
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Quarter Final  | Semi Final  | Final

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Opposition
Results | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result
Ioane Hawaii | Singles Seated Male |  Roland Djaoua (NCL)
W 3-1  |  James Goulding (NZL)
L 0-3  | —  |  Vincent Tehei (TAH)
L 1-3  | Did not advance
Taupaka Uatea  |  Shadrack Timothy (SOL)
L 0-3  |  Siaosi Vaka (TGA)
L 0-3  |  Iakoba Taubakoa (FIJ)
L 0-3  | Did not advance

### Men's Table Tennis Para Team event

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Tuvalu sent a team of 3 to the para table tennis competition: Ioane Hawaii, Tanielu Soa and Taupaka Uatea.

Men’s Para Table Tennis Team event
Team  | Event  | Preliminary round  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Ioane Hawaii,
Tanielu Soa,
Taupaka Uatea  | Men's Para team |  Solomon Islands (SOL)
L 1–4  |  New Caledonia (NCL)
W 3-2  |  Tonga (TGA)
W 3-2  |  |  French Polynesia (TAH)
L 0-3  |  Papua New Guinea (PNG)
L 0-3  | 4th

source= SOL23

## Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 2023 Pacific Games

Maka Foster Ofati and Faolina Tepa Haleti, and also Mathew Pese and Felo Feoto, participated in the men's doubles event.[8]

Mathew Pese and Sanapu Tepa Tealei participated in the mixed doubles event.[8]

Faolaina Tepa Haleti, Mathew Pese, Felo Feoto and Maka Foster Ofati participated in the men's singles event.[8]

Men’s Singles
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarter Final  | Semi Final  | Final

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Opposition
Results | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result
Mathew Pese  | Men’s singles |  Sebastian Payne (COK)
W 6-2, 6-2  |  Daniel Llarenas (GUM)
W 6-3, 6-4  |  Heimanarii Lai San (TAH)
L 6-7, 3-6  | Did not advance
Maka Foster Ofati  | Bye  |  Israel Mera (GUM)
W 6-3, 6-2  |  Camden Camacho (GUM)
L 4-6, 5-7  | Did not advance
Faolaina Tepa Haleti  |  Samuel Ramoni (SOL)
L 6-1, 6-1  | Did not advance
Felo Feoto  |  June Yu (NMI)
L 6-1, 6-4  | Did not advance

Women’s Singles
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarter Final  | Semi Final  | Final

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Opposition
Results | Opposition
Result
Sanapu Tepa Tealei  | Women’s Singles | —  |  Ela I Puleni Vakaukamea (TGA)
L 6-2, 2-6, 3-6  | Did not advance

Tennis Men’s Doubles
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarter Final  | Semi Final  | Final  | Rank

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Opposition
Results | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result
Maka Foster Ofati,
Faolina Tepa Haleti  | Men's Doubles | Bye  |  Guam
W 6-4, 6-0  |  French Polynesia
W 3-6, 6-4, 10-8  |  New Caledonia
W 7-6, 4-6, 10-8  |  Fiji
L 5-7, 2-6  |
Mathew Pese,
Felo Feoto  |  Vanuatu
L 1-6, 5-7  |  |  |  |

Mixed Doubles
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarter Final  | Semi Final  | Final

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Opposition
Results | Opposition
Result
Mathew Pese,
Sanapu Tepa Tealei  | Mixed Doubles |  Cook Islands
W 6-1, 6-4  |  Papua New Guinea
L 0-6, 2-6  | Did not advance

Tennis Team Event
Team  | Event  | Preliminary round  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Maka Foster Ofati,
Faolina Tepa Haleti  | Men's Team Group D |  New Caledonia
L 0-3  |  Nauru
W 3-0  |  Cook Islands
W 2-0  | 2nd  | Did not advance

source= SOL23
tournamentsoftware.com

## Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2023 Pacific Games

### Indoor

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Men’s team: Suifita Malaelua Tepoga, Kato Paani Lopeta, Kilifi Keli, Ionatana Nemaia, Kanae Saloa Tauia Malua, Kaitu Kaitu, Usa Patikata, Lotogalue Napoe, Krizz Pasivao and Mitilelei Shalom Fiamalua.

Women’s team: Mesepele Lauti, Masetapu Freda Jr Resture, Kalite Penaia, Loliza Pasefika, Minime Kitiseni, Lilian Tusitala, Sepoima Tokaga, Savali Silafaga Teuina, Lafotua Grace Pelesipene Fiamalua, Meleala Timena, Aloiti Namoto and Sepola Ioelu.

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Men’s team  | Men's Pool B |  Papua New Guinea
L 0-3  |  French Polynesia
L 0-3  |  Fiji
L 1-3  |  American Samoa
L 1-3  | Did not advance
Women’s team  | Women's Pool B |  Samoa
L 0-3  |  Fiji
L 0-3  |  New Caledonia
L 0-3  | —  |  French Polynesia
L 0-3  | Did not advance

source= SOL23

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2023 Pacific Games

The Tuvalu Weightlifting Federation sent 3 weightlifters to the 2023 Games.[9]

### Men's tournament

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Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Rank  | Clean & jerk  | Rank  | Total  | Rank

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Manuila Raobu | Men's 73 kg  | 125 kg  |  | 152 kg  |  | 277 kg  |
Kaueta Kausea  | Men's 89 kg  | 117 kg  | 9th  | 151 kg  | 9th  | 268 kg  | 9th

### Women's tournament

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Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Rank  | Clean & jerk  | Rank  | Total  | Rank

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Malia Timo  | Women's 87 kg  | 78 kg  | 5th  | 92 kg  | 6th  | 170 kg  | 5th

source= SOL23

## References

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1. ^ "Pacific Games 2023 Entry List" (PDF). Oceania Athletics. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
2. ^ a b "Men 4x100 m relay – finals result". 2023 Pacific Games - Solomon Islands. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
3. ^ "Football Schedule change". 2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
4. ^ "Tuvalu v Vanuatu - scoresheet". 2023 Pacific games – Solomon Islands. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
5. ^ "Tuvalu v Tonga - scoresheet". 2023 Pacific games – Solomon Islands. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
6. ^ "Tuvalu v Northern Marianas Islands - scoresheet". 2023 Pacific games – Solomon Islands. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
7. ^ Pareti, Alipate (10 November 2023). "The tides turn for rugby 7s in Tuvalu". Islands Business. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
8. ^ a b c "Pacific Games – Schedule and Results". SOL2023 Pacific Games. 2023 Pacific Games - Solomon Islands. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
9. ^ "Pacific Games & Oceania Championships Preliminary Entries" (PDF). Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

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