Kiribati at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Kiribati competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.^[1] It was the team's seventh appearance at the Games.

Kiribati at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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CGF code	KIR
CGA	Kiribati National Olympic Committee
Website	facebook.com/kiribatinoc (Facebook)
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors	6 (6 men) in 3 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

Kiribati's team consisted of six male athletes competing in three sports.^[2]

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Boxing	4	0	4
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	6	0	6

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As of 2 June 2022, one athlete will take part in the competition.^[3]

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lataisi Mwea	100 m	11.33	8	did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

A squad of four boxers was selected as of 27 June 2022.^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Eriu Temakau	Flyweight	—	Mulligan (SCO) L 0 - 5	did not advance
Betero Aaree	Featherweight	Commey (GHA) L 0 - 5	did not advance
Timon Aaree	Light welterweight	Lynch (SCO) L RSC	did not advance
Toaua Bangke	Welterweight	Vadamootoo (MRI) L 2 - 3	did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

One weightlifter qualified through his position in the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (as of 9 March 2022).^[5][6]

Athlete	Event	Weight lifted		Total	Rank
		Snatch	Clean & jerk
Ruben Katoatau	Men's 67 kg	114	144	258	6

References

1. Katirite, Maaba (10 March 2022). "TAK Welcomes Queen's Baton". Tourism Authority of Kiribati. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
2. Palmer, Dan (23 June 2022). "Chance for dance as Kiribati select six for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
3. "Kiribati was invited to be [...]". KNOC (Facebook). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
4. "KNOC has secured funding assistance [...]". KNOC (Facebook). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
5. IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final) (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
6. "Congratulations Ruben Katoatau for qualifying [...]". KNOC (Facebook). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.^{[self-published]}

External links

• Kiribati National Olympic Committee Facebook site