Tokelau, a dependency of

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with a population of fewer than 1,500, has yet to take part in the

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 ...

. Tokelau usually only competes in international sports events in the Pacific region, such as the Pacific Games and

Pacific Mini Games The Pacific Mini Games is a continental multi-sport event contested by countries and territories located in Oceania. The event has been held every four years since the inaugural games in Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1981. It was known as the Sou ...

. A team representing Tokelau was expected to make its début at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

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, from 3 to 14 October 2010. However no team was present for the

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, and no Tokelauan athletes took part in the Games.

References

{{Associations at the Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Associations Tokelau at the Commonwealth Games Nations at the Commonwealth Games National sports teams of Tokelau

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