Tonga at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Tonga at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TGA |
| NOC | Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Tonga is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1984, Tongan athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games.
Competitors[edit]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Boxing[edit]
Tonga entered one female boxer into the Olympic tournament. Feofaaki Epenisa (women's featheweight) secured her spots in her division, through receiving the allocations of universality spots.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Feofaaki Epenisa | Women's lightweight | ||||||
Judo[edit]
Tonga qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Fe'ao Faka'osi (men's middleweight, 90 kg) qualified for the games through the allocations of universality places.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Fe'ao Faka'osi | Men's –90 kg | ||||||||
Background[edit]
J.J. Rice, an 18-year-old kitefoiler who was supposed to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, passed away in a diving accident in June 2024.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Nelsen, Matthew (2024-05-10). "What are Universality Places and who can obtain one?". Olympics. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "PARIGI 2024 - QUALIFICAZIONI OLIMPIADI: QUANDO SI GAREGGIA, LE DATE, ITALIANI E COME GUADAGNARE IL PASS" (in Italian). Eurosport. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Diving accident claims life of promising young athlete at Ha'apai". Matangi Tonga. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Bengel, Chris (2024-06-18). "J.J. Rice, U.S.-born kitefoiler slated to represent Tonga at 2024 Paris Olympics, dies in a diving accident". CBS News. Retrieved 2024-06-24.