title: Tuvalu at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
text: # Tuvalu at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
  
  Tuvalu competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It was Tuvalu's seventh appearance at the Games.
  
  Six athletes (five men and one woman) qualified to represent Tuvalu in three sports. Tuvalu’s team at the games consisted of Karalo Maibuca (men's 100 metres), Ampex Isaac and Saaga Malosa (men’s beach volleyball), Leatialii Afoa (lightweight boxing) and Fiu Tui (middleweight boxing). Temalini Manatoa (women's 100 metres), qualified but did not attend the games.
  
  ## Preparation
  
  Due to the lack of facilities and the size of the island being small, athletes trained on the runway of the Funafuti International Airport. The airport is the biggest open space available on the island.
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors qualified for the Games per sport/discipline.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Beach volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Track and road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Karalo Maibuca | Men's 100 m | 11.39 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Beach volleyball
  
  As of 26 April 2022, Tuvalu qualified for the men's tournament. The intended Oceania qualifier was abandoned, so the quota allocation was determined by their position among other nations from Oceania in the men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings (for performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022).
  
  | Athletes | Event | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Saaga Malosa Ampex Isaac | Men's | England (ENG) L 0―2 | New Zealand (NZL) L 0―2 | Cyprus (CYP) L 0―2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  Group C
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | O'Dea – Fuller (NZL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 97 | 1.299 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Bello – Bello (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 119 | 93 | 1.280 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Liotatis – Zorbis (CYP) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 102 | 114 | 0.895 | Ranking of third-placed teams |
  | 4 | Malosa – Issac (TUV) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 83 | 126 | 0.659 | |
  
  * Qualified for the Quarterfinals
  
  ## Boxing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Fiu Tui | Middleweight | Bye | Moses (GRN) L 0―5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Leatialii Afoa | Light heavyweight | Bye | Langelier (LCA) L WO | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  