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Fiji has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the welterweight division to the Games, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Games Tripartite Commission confirms its five Invitation Places for the men’s Rio 2016 boxing competition|url=http://www.aiba.org/blog/olympic-games-tripartite-commission-confirms-five-invitation-places-mens-rio-2016-boxing-competition/|publisher=[[International Boxing Association (amateur)|AIBA]]|date=12 July 2016|accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2016/07/07/hill-books-olympic-spot/|title=Hill Books Olympic Spot|publisher=[[Fiji Sun]]|date=10 July 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref> |
Fiji has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the welterweight division to the Games, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Games Tripartite Commission confirms its five Invitation Places for the men’s Rio 2016 boxing competition|url=http://www.aiba.org/blog/olympic-games-tripartite-commission-confirms-five-invitation-places-mens-rio-2016-boxing-competition/|publisher=[[International Boxing Association (amateur)|AIBA]]|date=12 July 2016|accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2016/07/07/hill-books-olympic-spot/|title=Hill Books Olympic Spot|publisher=[[Fiji Sun]]|date=10 July 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref> 2015 Pacific Games silver medalist [[Winston Hill (boxer)|Winston Hill]] lost in the first round to Armenia's [[Vladimir Margaryan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fijivillage.com/sport/Hill-to-represent-Fiji-boxing-at-Rio-Olympics-5r2s9k/|title= Hill to represent Fiji boxing at Rio Olympics |publisher=Fiji Village|date=7 July 2016|accessdate=2 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=366112|title=Boxing opponent faces toughest 'Hill'=Fiji Times|date=9 August 2016|accessdate=2 October 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:02, 3 October 2016
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Fiji competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes had taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Fiji failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and eventually joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, due to the attendance of the men's football and rugby sevens teams. A total of 54 athletes, 37 men and 17 women, and 35 officials were registered to the Fijian squad across ten different sports.[1] There was only a single competitor in archery, boxing, judo, shooting, and table tennis, the country's sporting debut apart from the rugby sevens.
The Fijian team featured a number of past Olympians, including archer Rob Elder, javelin thrower Leslie Copeland, swimmer Matelita Buadromo (women's 200 m freestyle), weightlifter Manueli Tulo (men's 56 kg), and judoka Josateki Naulu (men's 81 kg). 53-year-old trap shooter Glenn Kable, who had competed in every edition since 2004, was the oldest and most experienced member of the team, with 17-year-old table tennis player Sally Yee rounding out the field as the youngest member.[2] Rugby sevens team captain Osea Kolinisau was selected as Fiji's flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[3]
Fiji earned its first ever Olympic medal at these Games, with a gold from the men's rugby sevens team (led by Kolinisau).[4]
Medalists
ArcheryOne Fijian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics with a top two finish at the Oceania Qualification Tournament in Nuku'alofa.[5] Rob Elder was selected to compete in his third Olympics.[6] Elder scored a personal best of 635 points during the qualification round to finish in 56th position.[7] He lost in the first round in straight sets and was subsequently eliminated.[8]
AthleticsFiji received two universiality places from IAAF to compete in the Olympics.[9][10] 2012 Olympian and 2015 Pacific Games gold medalist Leslie Copeland competed in the men's javelin while first time Olympian Sisilia Seavula competed in the women's 100m.[11][12] Seavula finished second in her preliminary round to advance to the heats where she finished eighth and was eliminated.[13] Copeland finished 17th in his group and 32nd overall in the qualification round and did not advance to the final.[14] Copeland was selected to be the flag bearer during the closing ceremony.[15]
BoxingFiji has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the welterweight division to the Games, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 1988.[16][17] 2015 Pacific Games silver medalist Winston Hill lost in the first round to Armenia's Vladimir Margaryan.[18][19]
Football
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Men's tournamentFiji men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Olympic qualifying final at the 2015 Pacific Games Football Tournament in Papua New Guinea.[20][21]
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Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football group C standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game C1 Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game C3 Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game C5 JudoFiji has qualified one judoka for the men's light-middleweight category (81 kg) at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Josateki Naulu earned a continental quota spot from the Oceania region as the highest-ranked Fijian judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[22]
Rugby sevensMen's tournamentThe Fijian men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places at the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.[23][24]
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Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens game H2 Women's tournamentThe Fijian women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FORU Women's Sevens Championships.[25]
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Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens game F3 ShootingFiji has qualified one shooter in the men's trap by securing one of the available Olympic berths at the 2015 Oceania Continental Championships in Sydney, Australia.[26][27]
SwimmingFiji has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[28][29][30]
Table tennisFiji has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games for the first time in the nation's Olympic history. Sally Yee secured a spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top three finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Bendigo, Australia.[31]
WeightliftingFiji has qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish (for men) and top four (for women), respectively, at the 2016 Oceania Championships.[32] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.
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