Papua New Guinea at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Papua New Guinea at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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CGF code	PNG
CGA	Papua New Guinea Sports Federation and Olympic Committee
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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)
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Para table tennis athlete Vero Nime was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.^[2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

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

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Steven Kari Weightlifting Men's −94 kg April 8  Silver Dika Toua Weightlifting Women's −53 kg April 6  Silver Morea Baru Weightlifting Men's −62 kg April 5

Medals by sport Sport Total Weightlifting 1 2 0 3 Total 1 2 0 3

Medals by day Day Total 5 April 1 0 0 1 6 April 0 1 0 1 7 April 0 0 0 0 8 April 0 1 0 1 9 April 0 0 0 0 10 April 0 0 0 0 Total 1 2 0 3

Medals by gender Gender Total Female 0 1 0 1 Male 1 1 0 2 Mixed 0 0 0 0 Total 1 2 0 3

Athletics (track and field)

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Athletics Papua New Guinea announced a team of 11 athletes.^[3]

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Wesley Logorava	100 metres	10.88	7	Did not advance
	200 metres	22.00	4	Did not advance
Nazmie-Lee Marai	100 metres	10.96	8	Did not advance
	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

Field events

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

Women

Track and road events

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

Field events

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

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Papua New Guinea Amateur Boxing Union (PNGABU) announced a team of four elite boxers to the 2018 games.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
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

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Papua New Guinea will compete in Lawn bowls.^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		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

Women

Athlete	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Catherine Wimp	Singles	Mbugua (KEN) L 15 - 21	McKerihen (CAN) L 14 - 21	Anderson (NFI) L 11 - 21	Mataio (COK) W 21 - 7	Senna (BOT) W 21 - 9	3	Did not advance
Rebecca Walo Catherine Wimp	Pairs	England L 14 - 16	Zambia L 13 - 18	Niue W 21 - 8	Australia L 7 - 29	Malta L 19 - 20	5	Did not advance
Loa Babona Ju Carlo Piwen Karkar	Triples	Australia L 12 - 32	India L 6 - 32	Canada W 14 - 11	Fiji W 17 - 16	—	3	Did not advance
Loa Babona Ju Carlo Piwen Karkar Rebecca Walo	Fours	Australia L 1 - 41	Cook Islands W 15 - 11	Namibia D 12 - 12	Malaysia L 6 - 17	—	3	Did not advance

Rugby sevens

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Papua New Guinea men's team qualified after being ranked the highest not already qualified Commonwealth nation at the 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship.^[5]

Men's tournament

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

Roster

• Himah Alu
• Issac Aquilla
• Nathan Baramun
• Emmanuel Guise
• Henry Kalua
• Gairo Kapana
• Samuel Malambes
• Freddy Rova
• Patrick Tatut
• William Tirang
• Eugene Tokavai
• Wesley Vali

• Reserve: Arthur Clement

Pool A

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

Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

14 April 2018 11:43 v t e

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'

Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

14 April 2018 18:37 v t e

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)

Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

14 April 2018 21:55 v t e

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)

Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Papua New Guinea participated with 3 athletes (2 men and 1 woman).

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

Squash

Main article: Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Papua New Guinea participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Individual

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Madako Junior Suari	Men's singles	Kawooya (UGA) L 0 - 3	Did not advance
Lynette Vai	Women's singles	Bye	Chinappa (IND) L 0 - 3	Did not advance

Doubles

Athlete	Event	Group stage			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lynette Vai Madako Junior Suari	Mixed doubles	King / Coll (NZL) L 0 - 2	Kellas / Hindle (MLT) L 0 - 2	3	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Papua New Guinea participated with 4 athletes (4 men).

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		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		30.51	24	Did not advance
Leonard Kalate	100 m breaststroke	1:08.11	22	Did not advance
Ashley Seeto		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

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Papua New Guinea participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Singles

Athletes	Event	Group stage			Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
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

Para-sport

Athletes	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Vero Nime	Women's TT6–10	Pickard (ENG) L 0 - 3	Sarkar (IND) L 0 - 3	Tapper (AUS) L 0 - 3	4	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Papua New Guinea participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).

Individual

Athlete	Event	Swim (750 m)	Trans 1	Bike (20 km)	Trans 2	Run (5 km)	Total	Rank
Rachel James	Women's	11:38	0:46	34:48	0:38	22:30	1:10:20	20

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Qualification

Papua New Guinea qualified six weightlifters.^[6]

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

See also

• Papua New Guinea at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics