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Tonga at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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Tonga at the
2010 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeTON
CGATonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee
Websiteoceaniasport.com/tonga
in Delhi, India
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Tonga competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, from 3 October – 14 October 2010. Tonga's team is expected to comprise about 20 athletes, and as many officials. Tongan athletes competed in archery, swimming, weightlifting, Rugby 7s, boxing, athletics and shooting.[1]

The Queen's Baton arrived in Tonga in May 2010.[2][3]

Tonga's first Commonwealth swimmer, Amini Fonua, reached the final of the men's 50m breaststroke, after having made the semifinal of the 100m breaststroke.[4][5]

Medalist

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Lomalito Moala Boxing Lightweight
 Bronze Junior Fa Boxing Super heavyweight

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tonga team will go to 2010 Commonwealth Games". Matangi Tonga. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Tonga welcomes Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi with traditional fervour". Delhi2010 Commonwealth Games. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Queen's Baton arrives in Tonga". Matangi Tonga. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Tonga's only swimmer makes breaststroke final", SuperSport, 7 October 2010
  5. ^ "PNG and Tongan swimmers make Delhi finals" Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Australia Network News, 7 October 2010