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Tuvalu is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Their participation will mark their fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since their debut in 2008.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics
The nation will send one sprinter, Karalo Maibuca, who will compete in the men's 100 metres. Maibuca is a returning Olympian, who competed in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, setting a national record but not advancing to the quarterfinals.[1] Prior to the Games, Maibuca trained with Fijian sprinters at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, where he is based in.[2]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Karalo Maibuca | Men's 100 m | ||||||||
References
- ^ May, Sam (19 June 2024). "Paris 2024: Tuvalu sends a solitary athlete to the Olympics". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Caddock, Robert (24 May 2024). "Rising sea levels threaten Tuvalu as a nation, but that won't stop the Paris dream". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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