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Tuvalu competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Their participation marked their fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since their debut in 2008. Their participation marked their fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since their debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Tuvalu athlete delegation consisted of two competitors, sprinters Karalo Maibuca and Temalini Manatoa. They both qualified because of a universality slot given by the International Olympic Committee. Neither Maibuca nor Manatoa managed to progress beyond the preliminary rounds of their events, although Maibuca set a national record of 11.30 seconds in the men's 100 metres. Thus, Tuvalu has yet to win a Summer Olympic medal.
| Tuvalu at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TUV |
| NOC | Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Karalo Maibuca Temalini Manatoa |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Karalo Maibuca Temalini Manatoa |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee was formed in 2004, and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 2007.[1][2] Tuvalu first participated in the Summer Olympics in 2008, and have appeared in every Summer Olympics since. However, they have never won an Olympic medal.[3]
The 2024 Summer Olympics were held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France.[4] For the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuvalu sent a delegation of two athletes, Temalini Manatoa and Karalo Maibuca, and they were, respectively, the female and male flag bearers during the opening and closing ceremonies.[5][6]
Tuvalu received a universality slot from the International Olympic Committee to send two athletes in athletics, one male and one female, to the Olympics. It chose to send Maibuca and Manatoa.[7][8]
Prior to the Olympics, Maibuca trained with Fijian sprinters at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, where he is based.[9][10] This was because Tuvalu does not have a running track and most often uses a runway at the airport as a replacement.[11]
Maibuca competed in the men's 100m and he set a national record of 11.30, placing seventh in his heat, but did not advance past the preliminaries.[12] Manatoa competed in the women's 100m and achieved a personal best of 14.04, finishing in eight place in her heat. She also failed to advance past the preliminaries.[8][13]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Karalo Maibuca | Men's 100 m | 11.30 NR | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Temalini Manatoa | Women's 100 m | 14.04 PB | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
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