Karalo Maibuca

Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca Junior (born 10 June 1999) is a Tuvaluan sprinter. He is the son of Ratu Karalo Maibuca Senior, a Fijian, and a mother from Kioa.[2] He was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics[3] and was given the honour of being the flag bearer for his nation in the opening ceremony alongside Matie Stanley.[4] In the preliminary round of the 100 metres he ran a Tuvaluan national record time of 11.42 seconds, but did not qualify to the next round.[5]

Karalo Maibuca
Personal information
NationalityTuvaluan
Born (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999
Nanumanga, Tuvalu[1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)11.42s (100 m)

He represented Tuvalu at the Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games in 2018 and the Birmingham XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022.[6] Maibuca competed in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, running a 11.55 in the 100 metres but failed to progress past the preliminary round.

References
  1. "Karalo Maibuca". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. Curuqara, Paulini (31 July 2021). "Fijian leads Tuvalu contingent". The Fijian Times. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. "Athletics MAIBUCA Karalo Hepoiteloto". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. "Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo". worldathletics.org. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. "Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 3 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.