| Niue at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | NIU |
| CGA | Niue Island Sports and Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | facebook |
| inBirmingham,England 28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 15 (10 men and 5 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Travis Tapatuetoa Olivia Buckingham |
| Medals Ranked =40th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Niue competed at the2022 Commonwealth Games inBirmingham,England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] It was Niue's sixth appearance at the Games.
The Niue team of 15 athletes (ten men and five women), competing in three sports, was named on 20 June 2022.[2][3]
BoxerTravis Tapatuetoa and lawn bowlerOlivia Buckingham were the delegation's flagbearers during theopening ceremony.[4][5]
BoxerDuken Tutakitoa-Williams became Niue's first ever Commonwealth Games medallist when he won a bronze medal in themen's heavyweight event.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Lawn bowls | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 15 |
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A squad of four boxers was officially selected as of 20 June 2022.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| De Niro Pao | Light welterweight |  Sanford (CAN)LRSC | did not advance | ||||
| Xavier Mata'afa-Ikinofo | Welterweight | Bye |  Onana Ngah (CMR)W 4–1 |  Tokas (IND)L 0–5 | did not advance | ||
| Travis Tapatuetoa | Light heavyweight | Bye | Kumar (IND) L 0–5 | did not advance | |||
| Duken Tutakitoa-Williams | Heavyweight | — | Bye |  Schuster (COK)WRSC |  Plodzicki-Faoagali (SAM)L 0-5 | Did not advance |  |
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A squad of ten bowlers was officially selected as of 20 June 2022.[2] It includesDalton Tagelagi, who notably will compete during his tenure as thePremier of Niue.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Tukala Matua Tagelagi | Singles | Bester (CAN) L 11–21 |  Dixon (NFK)L 13–21 |  Salmon (WAL)L 9–21 |  Kelly (NIR)L 14–21 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Tukala Matua Tagelagi Dalton Tagelagi | Pairs |  New ZealandL 14–23 |  JerseyL 9–27 |  ScotlandL 10–23 | Canada L 9–20 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Norman Mitimeti Leslie Lagatule Kolonisi Polima | Triples |  AustraliaL 7–29 | Jersey L 9–26 | Cook Islands L 17–24 | — | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Norman Mitimeti Leslie Lagatule Kolonisi Polima Dalton Tagelagi | Fours | Australia L 8–18 | Northern Ireland L 7–21 | Canada L 4–18 | — | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Olivia Buckingham | Singles |  Ahmad (MAS)L 7–21 |  Lim (SGP)L 19–21 | Inch (NZL) L 10–21 |  Pharaoh (ENG)L 16–21 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Hina Rereiti Olivia Buckingham | Pairs |  South AfricaL 9–26 | India L 6–23 | New Zealand L 16–19 | — | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Selasiosiana Simpson Liline Hewett Tagaloa Tukuitoga | Triples | England L 12–26 | New Zealand L 10–31 | India L 7–28 | — | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Selasiosiana Simpson Tagaloa Tukuitoga Liline Hewett Hina Rereiti | Fours | South Africa L 7–24 | New Zealand L 3–29 | Wales L 6–28 | — | 4 | did not advance | |||
Niue accepted a Bipartite Invitation for the weightlifting competition and selectedGiovanni Toimata to compete.[7] Toimata travelled to Birmingham, but was excluded from competition by the Commonwealth Games Federation following a mix-up with paperwork.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Weight lifted | Total | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Clean & jerk | ||||
| Giovanni Toimata | Men's +109 kg | DNS | |||
The team is made up of a total of 29 members; 15 athletes and 14 officials.