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.

Weightlifter David Katoatau was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

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. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Boxing 2 0 2Table tennis 3 0 3Weightlifting 4 1 5Wrestling 2 0 2 Total 12 2 14

Athletics

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

Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankTirioro WillieMen's 100 m11.457did not advanceWaymar BwereetiWomen's 100 m13.816did not advance

Boxing

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

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultBetero Aaree−56 kgL 0 - 5did not advanceTevii Steven−60 kgL 0 – 5did not advance

Table tennis

Kiribati participated with 3 athletes (3 men).

Singles AthletesEventGroup StageRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreAllie JohnnyMen's singlesW 4 - 1L 0 - 42did not advanceTauramoa MiitaL 0 - 4W 4 - 32did not advanceNooa TakooaW 4 - 2L 0 - 42did not advance

Doubles AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreTauramoa MiitaNooa TakooaMen's doubles L 0 - 3did not advance

Team AthletesEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreAllie JohnnyTauramoa MiitaNooa TakooaMen's teamL 0–3L 0–33did not advance

Weightlifting

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

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankTakirua BeteroMen's −62 kg90151201421014Ruben KatoatauMen's −69 kg120716032806Taretiita TabarouaMen's −77 kg1306did not finishDavid KatoatauMen's −105 kg140820023405Tiiao BakaekiriWomen's −69 kg7311951116811

Wrestling

Kiribati participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankIoabo Teetu-74 kgL 0 - 4did not advance14Taebontangaroa Kookoo-86 kgL 0 - 5did not advance13

See also Kiribati at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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