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Tonga at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Tonga at the; 2018 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of Tonga
CGF code	TGA
CGA	Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee
Website	oceaniasport.com/tonga
in Gold Coast, Australia; 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors	13 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Magan Maka
Medals; Ranked 0th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

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

The Tongan team consisted of 13 athletes (seven men and six women) that competed in six sports.^[2] Boxer Magan Maka was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.^[3]^[4]

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics (track and field)	1	1	2
Boxing	3	2	5
Lawn bowls	0	2	2
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	7	6	13

Athletics (track and field)

Tonga participated with a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).^[2]

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Talatala Po'oi	Men's 110 m hurdles	15.02	8	did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
ʻAta Maama Tuutafaiva	Women's Shot put	14.79	11 q	15.36	10

Boxing

Tonga participated with a team of 5 athletes (3 men and 2 women).^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tuihalangingie Vea	Men's −60 kg	BYE	Jean Colin (MRI) L 0-4	did not advance
John Moleni	Men's −69 kg	Stephen Newns (SCO) L 1-4	did not advance
Samiuela Kei	Men's +91 kg	—	Arsène Fokou Fosso (CMR) L 0-5	did not advance
Magan Maka	Women's −69 kg	—	Bye	Rosie Eccles (WAL) L 0 - 5	did not advance
Salote Huni	Women's −75 kg	—	Millicent Agboegbulem (NGR) L 0-5	did not advance

Lawn bowls

Tonga will compete in Lawn bowls.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage					Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Malia Kioa	Women's Singles	Murphy (AUS) L 4 - 21	Siame (ZAM) W 21 - 10	Piketh (RSA) L 4 - 21	Beattie (NIR) L 13 - 21	4	did not advance
Caroline Dubois Malia Kioa	Women's Pairs	Norfolk Island (NFI) L 10 - 21	Fiji (FIJ) L 11 - 21	New Zealand (NZL) L 6 - 29	Canada (CAN) L 12 - 20	5	did not advance

Shooting

Tonga participated with one male athlete.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Henry Liutai	Men's Trap	63	39	did not advance

Swimming

Tonga participated with a team of 2 swimmers (1 man and 1 woman).^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Finau Ohuafi	Men's 50 m freestyle	26.07	54	did not advance
	Men's 50 m backstroke	29.97	17	did not advance
	Men's 50 m butterfly	28.00	50	did not advance
Charissa Panuve	Women's 50 m freestyle	30.34	36	did not advance
	Women's 50 m backstroke	36.37	29	did not advance
	Women's 50 m butterfly	33.09	29	did not advance