# Tonga at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tonga competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.
The Tongan team consisted of 13 athletes (seven men and six women) that competed in six sports. Boxer Magan Maka was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics (track and field) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Lawn bowls | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 13 |

## Athletics (track and field)

Tonga participated with a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Talatala Po'oi | Men's 110 m hurdles | 15.02 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| ʻAta Maama Tuutafaiva | Women's Shot put | 14.79 | 11 q | 15.36 | 10 |

## Boxing

Tonga participated with a team of 5 athletes (3 men and 2 women).
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Tuihalangingie Vea | Men's −60 kg | BYE | Jean Colin (MRI) L 0-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Moleni | Men's −69 kg | Stephen Newns (SCO) L 1-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Samiuela Kei | Men's +91 kg | — | Arsène Fokou Fosso (CMR) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Magan Maka | Women's −69 kg | — | Bye | Rosie Eccles (WAL) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Salote Huni | Women's −75 kg | — | Millicent Agboegbulem (NGR) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Lawn bowls

Tonga will compete in Lawn bowls.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Malia Kioa | Women's Singles | Murphy (AUS) L 4 - 21 | Siame (ZAM) W 21 - 10 | Piketh (RSA) L 4 - 21 | Beattie (NIR) L 13 - 21 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Caroline Dubois Malia Kioa | Women's Pairs | Norfolk Island (NFI) L 10 - 21 | Fiji (FIJ) L 11 - 21 | New Zealand (NZL) L 6 - 29 | Canada (CAN) L 12 - 20 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Shooting

Tonga participated with one male athlete.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Henry Liutai | Men's Trap | 63 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

Tonga participated with a team of 2 swimmers (1 man and 1 woman).
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Finau Ohuafi | Men's 50 m freestyle | 26.07 | 54 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Finau Ohuafi | Men's 50 m backstroke | 29.97 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Finau Ohuafi | Men's 50 m butterfly | 28.00 | 50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charissa Panuve | Women's 50 m freestyle | 30.34 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charissa Panuve | Women's 50 m backstroke | 36.37 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charissa Panuve | Women's 50 m butterfly | 33.09 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Tonga participated with 1 athlete (1 man).
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Sateki Langi | Men's −105 kg | 115 | 13 | 141 | 11 | 256 | 10 |