Papua_New_Guinea_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games

Papua New Guinea at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Papua New Guinea at the; 2018 Commonwealth Games
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CGF code	PNG
CGA	Papua New Guinea Sports Federation and Olympic Committee
Website	oceaniasportoceaniasport.com/png
in Gold Coast, Australia; 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors	56 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Vero Nime
Medals; Ranked 22nd	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 3
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Papua New Guinea at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

Papua New Guinea competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.^[1]

Quick Facts Papua New Guinea at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, CGF code ...

Para table tennis athlete Vero Nime was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.^[2]

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Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	8	3	11
Boxing	3	1	4
Lawn bowls	5	5	10
Rugby sevens	13	0	13
Shooting	2	1	3
Squash	1	1	2
Swimming	4	0	4
Table tennis	1	1	2
Triathlon	0	1	1
Weightlifting	3	3	6
Total	40	16	56

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Wesley Logorava	100 metres	10.88	7	Did not advance
Wesley Logorava	200 metres	22.00	4	Did not advance
Nazmie-Lee Marai	100 metres	10.96	8	Did not advance
Nazmie-Lee Marai	200 metres	22.14	6	Did not advance
Theo Piniau	200 metres	21.76	5	Did not advance
Ephraim Lerkin	400 metres hurdles	52.17	7	—	Did not advance
Mowen Boino	400 metres hurdles	51.61	8	—	Did not advance
Samuel Nason	100 metres (T47)	—	12.75	6
	4 × 400 m relay	DNS		—		Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Peniel Richard	Long jump	6.98	23	Did not advance
Peniel Richard	Triple jump	15.23	17	Did not advance
De'bono Paraka	Shot put	49.02	11 q	52.60	10
De'bono Paraka	Discus throw	49.02	q	52.60 NR	10

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Afure Adah	100 metres	11.99	5	Did not advance
Afure Adah	200 metres	24.54	5	Did not advance
Adrine Monagi	100 metres hurdles	13.92	7	—	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Rellie Kaputin	Long jump	6.18	13	Did not advance
Rellie Kaputin
Triple jump	—		NM

Papua New Guinea at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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
Charles Keama	Men's −52 kg	—	BYE	Gaurav Solanki (IND) L 0-5	Did not advance
Thadius Katua	Men's −60 kg	Adeola Soyoye (NGR) W 3-1	Henry Kia (SOL) W RSC	Mickey McDonagh (WAL) L 0-5	Did not advance
John Ume	Men's −64 kg	BYE	Liam Wilson (AUS) L 0-5	Did not advance
Laizani Soma	Women's −60 kg	—	Paige Murney (ENG) L 0-5	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Matu Bazo	Singles	Kelly (NIR) L 4 - 21	McGreal (IOM) W 21 - 18	Bester (CAN) L 13 - 21	Gaborutwe (BOT) W 21 - 18	de Sousa (JER) W 21 - 16	3	Did not advance
Matu Bazo Gabriel Tika	Pairs	Fiji L 16 - 20	New Zealand L 11 - 24	England L 14 - 28	Cook Islands L 14 - 18	Botswana W 21 - 11	5	Did not advance
Fred Koesan Polin Pomaleu Manu Walo	Triples	England L 6 - 24	India L 11 - 16	South Africa L 15 - 16	Wales L 10 - 27	—	5	Did not advance
Fred Koesan Polin Pomaleu Gabriel Tika Manu Walo	Fours	Wales L 10 - 13	Cook Islands D 14 - 14	New Zealand L 12 - 20	Canada L 17 - 19	—	4	Did not advance

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	121	5	+116	9	Semi-finals
2	Scotland	3	2	1	73	26	+47	7	Classification semi-finals
3	Papua New Guinea	3	1	2	31	84	−53	5
4	Malaysia	3	0	3	5	115	−110	3

Scotland	27–0	Papua New Guinea
Try: Farndale (2) 1' c, 8' m Graham 3' m Horne 5' m Fleming 14' Con: Horne (1/1) 1' Jackson (0/3)	(Gold Coast 2018)	Cards: Baramun 14'

South Africa	52–0	Papua New Guinea
Try: Kok 1' c Specman (2) 1' m, 9' c Nel (2) 3' c, 5' c Sage 7' c Du Preez 11' m Davids 13' c Con: Du Preez (5/7) 1', 4', 5', 7', 9' Afrika (1/1) 13'	(Gold Coast 2018)

Papua New Guinea	31–5	Malaysia
Try: Kapana (2) 4' m, 6' c Guise 7' c Vali 8' c Tirang 12' m Con: Guise (1/3) 6' Tokavai (2/2) 7', 8'	(Gold Coast 2018)	Try: Tarmizi 10' m Con: Affandi (0/1)

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Angus Donald	Men's Trap	94	33	Did not advance
Daniel Wanma	Men's Trap	111	16	Did not advance
Tania Mairi	Women's 10 metre air pistol	324	24	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ashley Seeto	50 m freestyle	25.42	49	Did not advance
Samuel Seghers		24.25	35	Did not advance
Josh Tarere		24.68	40	Did not advance
Leonard Kalate	100 m freestyle	54.91	45	Did not advance
Samuel Seghers		51.94	32	Did not advance
Josh Tarere		56.12	49	Did not advance
Samuel Seghers	200 m freestyle	1:56.68	23	—		Did not advance
Leonard Kalate	50 m breaststroke	30.97	26	Did not advance
Ashley Seeto	50 m breaststroke	30.51	24	Did not advance
Leonard Kalate	100 m breaststroke	1:08.11	22	Did not advance
Ashley Seeto	100 m breaststroke	1:08.36	23	Did not advance
Leonard Kalate	200 m breaststroke	2:30.23	14	—		Did not advance
Ashley Seeto	50 m butterfly	28.33	52	Did not advance
Samuel Seghers		25.81	31	Did not advance
Josh Tarere		27.43	45	Did not advance
Josh Tarere Samuel Seghers Leonard Kalate Ashley Seeto	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:43.29	10	—		Did not advance
Josh Tarere Ashley Seeto Samuel Seghers Leonard Kalate	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:09.26	10	—		Did not advance

Athletes	Event	Group stage			Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athletes	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Geoffrey Loi	Men's singles	Nuopula (SOL) W 4 - 0	Pagarani (BIZ) W 4 - 0	1 Q	Bye	Desai (IND) L 0 - 4	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & jerk	Total	Rank
Morea Baru	Men's 62 kg	127	159	286
Toua Udia	Men's 77 kg	125	165	290	8
Steven Kari	Men's 94 kg	154	216	370
Thelma Toua	Women's 48 kg	65	90	155	4
Dika Toua	Women's 53 kg	80	102	182
Lorraine Harry	Women's 90 kg	89	115	204	7