Solomon Islands At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Solomon Islands competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. Weightlifter Jenly Tegu Wini was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. Tegu Wini won the country's first ever Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ... medal, when she won bronze in the women's 58 kg weightlifting event. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Athletics The Solomon Islands participated with 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women). ;Track & road events Boxing The Solomon Islands participated with a team of 1 athlete (1 man). ;Men Swimming The Solomon Islands participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman). Table te ...
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Flag Of Solomon Islands
The flag of Solomon Islands consists of a thin yellow diagonal stripe divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner, with a blue upper triangle and green lower triangle, and the canton charged with five white stars. Adopted in 1977 to replace the British Blue Ensign defaced with the arms of the protectorate, it has been the flag of Solomon Islands since 18 November of that year, eight months before the country gained independence. Although the number of provinces has since increased, the number of stars on the flag that originally represented them remained unchanged. History British protectorate The Germans and the British agreed to partition the modern-day Solomon Islands in 1886, with the latter taking control of the southern section. Seven years later, in 1893, they declared this area a protectorate within their colonial empire. At the turn of the 20th century, Germany subsequently gave up their northern part to the United Kingdom in exchange for the latter's ...
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Athletics At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 and 9 April 2018. Akani Simbine of South Africa won the gold medal, running a time of 10.03 seconds in the final. Akani Simbine won his first international 100 m title, delivering an upset over Yohan Blake – the second fastest man on the all-time lists who stumbled in the final after leading the semi-finals on time. Henricho Bruintjies, Simbine's compatriot who had entered the final as the slowest of the qualifiers, split the men to win silver. Adam Gemili, the 2014 silver medallist and third fastest in the semifinals, withdrew from the final due to injury. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: Schedule The schedule was as follows: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Results First round The first round consisted of nine heats. The two fastest competitors per heat ( ...
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Swimming At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 Metre Freestyle
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats The heats were held on 6 April at 10:47. Semifinals The semifinals were held on 6 April at 20:12. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final The final was held on 7 April at 19:43. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's 50 metre freestyle Women's 50 metre freestyle Commonwealth Games Common Common may refer to: Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts * Clapham Common, originally com ...

Swimming At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 Metre Freestyle
The Men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 and 10 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats The 16 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals. Semifinals The eight fastest swimmers from the semifinals progressed to the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final The final was held on 10 April at 19:45. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's 50 metre freestyle Men's 50 metre freestyle Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

Thadius Katua
Thadius Katua (born November 4, 1997) is an amateur boxer who represented Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He won a gold medal at the 2015 Pacific Games. Competing at the age of 18, Katua was the youngest boxer partaking in the 2016 Olympic tournament. Despite being outscored by opponent Adlan Abdurashidov Adlan Aliyevich Abdurashidov (russian: Адлан Алиевич Абдурашидов; born 31 July 1990) is a Russian boxer. Born in Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġal ... in all three rounds, Katua's coach believed that he may have actually won the fight if the points had been tallied differently. When the judges ruled in favor of Abdurashidov many in the crowd voiced their support for Katua. Before taking part in the Olympics Katua had become the first Papua New Guinean to win a gold in boxing at the Pasic Youth Games. References External links * 1997 births ...
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Boxing At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 60 Kg
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. While human ...
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