Kiribati at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Kiribati competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1][2]

Kiribati at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Kiribati
CGF codeKIR
CGAKiribati National Olympic Committee
Websiteoceaniasport.com/kiribati
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors14 in 5 sports
Flag bearer David Katoatau (opening)
Medals
Ranked 0th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Weightlifter David Katoatau was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3][4][5]

Despite not winning a medal this year, 2014 gold medalist David Katoatau nearly missed out of the podium, finishing 5th in the men's weightlifting 105 kg competition.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 112
Boxing 202
Table tennis 303
Weightlifting 415
Wrestling 202
Total12214

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Kiribati participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tirioro Willie Men's 100 m 11.45 7 did not advance
Waymar Bwereeti Women's 100 m 13.81 6 did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Kiribati participated with a team of 2 athletes (2 men).

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Betero Aaree −56 kg —  Basran (CAN)
L 0 - 5		 did not advance
Tevii Steven −60 kg  Ngoma (ZAM)
L 0 – 5		 did not advance

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Kiribati participated with 3 athletes (3 men).

Singles
Athletes Event Group Stage Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Allie Johnny Men's singles  Gboyah (SLE)
W 4 - 1		  Abrefa (GHA)
L 0 - 4		 2 did not advance
Tauramoa Miita  Medjugorac (CAN)
L 0 - 4		  Su (BIZ)
W 4 - 3		 2 did not advance
Nooa Takooa  Benjamin (SLE)
W 4 - 2		  Abiodun (NGR)
L 0 - 4		 2 did not advance
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Tauramoa Miita
Nooa Takooa		 Men's doubles Bye  S Kamal (IND)
 S Gnanasekaran (IND)
L 0 - 3		 did not advance
Team
Athletes Event Group Stage Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Allie Johnny
Tauramoa Miita
Nooa Takooa		 Men's team  Australia (AUS)
L 0–3		  Scotland (SCO)
L 0–3		 3 did not advance

Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Kiribati participated with 5 athletes (4 men and 1 woman).[6]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Takirua Betero Men's −62 kg 90 15 120 14 210 14
Ruben Katoatau Men's −69 kg 120 7 160 3 280 6
Taretiita Tabaroua Men's −77 kg 130 6 did not finish
David Katoatau Men's −105 kg 140 8 200 2 340 5
Tiiao Bakaekiri Women's −69 kg 73 11 95 11 168 11

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Kiribati participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ioabo Teetu -74 kg  Ali Amzad (BAN)
L 0 - 4		 did not advance 14
Taebontangaroa Kookoo -86 kg  Kadian (IND)
L 0 - 5		 did not advance 13

See also

References
  1. "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. "Five remote islands that will rub shoulders with the Commonwealth Games giants". Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. Morgan, Liam (4 April 2018). "Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. "Kiribati boxers tell the world about their preparations for Commonwealth games". Kiribati Independent. Tarawa, Kiribati. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. Haffenden, Damien (4 April 2018). "Meet the Opening Ceremony flagbearers". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast Organizing Committee for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (GOLDOC). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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