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'''Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca Junior''' (born 10 June 1999) is a Tuvaluan [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]. He is the son of [[Ratu]] Karalo Maibuca Senior, a Fijian, and a mother from [[Kioa]].<ref name="PC">{{cite web| last = Curuqara| first = Paulini | work= The Fijian Times |title= Fijian leads Tuvalu contingent |date =31 July 2021|url= https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/the-fiji-times/20210731/282935273367842 | accessdate=8 May 2022}}</ref> He was selected to compete at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics MAIBUCA Karalo Hepoiteloto|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1377488-maibuca-karalo-hepoiteloto.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=24 July 2021|website=Tokyo 2020|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815113436/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1377488-maibuca-karalo-hepoiteloto.htm}}</ref> and was given the honour of being the flag bearer for his nation in the opening ceremony alongside [[Matie Stanley]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 July 2021|title=Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/news/athletics-flag-bearers-tokyo-olympic-opening-ceremony|access-date=24 July 2021|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> In the preliminary round of the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]] he ran a [[Tuvaluan records in athletics|Tuvaluan national record]] time of 11.42 seconds, but did not qualify to the next round.<ref name="T100">{{cite web|title=Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 3 Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-prel-000300-.htm|access-date=2 August 2021|publisher=Tokyo 2020|archive-date=9 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809182513/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-prel-000300-.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca Junior''' (born 10 June 1999) is a Tuvaluan [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]. He is the son of [[Ratu]] Karalo Maibuca Senior, a Fijian, and a mother from [[Kioa]].<ref name="PC">{{cite web| last = Curuqara| first = Paulini | work= The Fijian Times |title= Fijian leads Tuvalu contingent |date =31 July 2021|url= https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/the-fiji-times/20210731/282935273367842 | accessdate=8 May 2022}}</ref> He was selected to compete at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics MAIBUCA Karalo Hepoiteloto|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1377488-maibuca-karalo-hepoiteloto.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=24 July 2021|website=Tokyo 2020|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815113436/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1377488-maibuca-karalo-hepoiteloto.htm}}</ref> and was given the honour of being the flag bearer for his nation in the opening ceremony alongside [[Matie Stanley]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 July 2021|title=Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/news/athletics-flag-bearers-tokyo-olympic-opening-ceremony|access-date=24 July 2021|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> In the preliminary round of the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]] he ran a [[Tuvaluan records in athletics|Tuvaluan national record]] time of 11.42 seconds, but did not qualify to the next round.<ref name="T100">{{cite web|title=Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 3 Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-prel-000300-.htm|access-date=2 August 2021|publisher=Tokyo 2020|archive-date=9 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809182513/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-prel-000300-.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


He represented [[Tuvalu]] at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games|Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games]] in 2018 and the [[2022 Commonwealth Games|Birmingham XXII Commonwealth Games]] in 2022.<ref name="AW">{{cite web| last = Webster | first =Andrew |title= ‘I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink’: Comm Games team you should be backing |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |page=|year = 30 July 2022|url= https://www.smh.com.au/sport/i-am-from-tuvalu-and-my-country-is-going-to-sink-comm-games-team-you-should-be-backing-20220730-p5b5v2.html| accessdate=30 July 2022}}</ref>
He represented [[Tuvalu]] at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games|Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games]] in 2018 and the [[2022 Commonwealth Games|Birmingham XXII Commonwealth Games]] in 2022.<ref name="AW">{{cite web| last = Webster | first =Andrew |title= ‘I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink’: Comm Games team you should be backing |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |page=|year = 30 July 2022|url= https://www.smh.com.au/sport/i-am-from-tuvalu-and-my-country-is-going-to-sink-comm-games-team-you-should-be-backing-20220730-p5b5v2.html| accessdate=30 July 2022}}</ref> Maibuca competed in the [[2023 World Athletics Championships]] in Budapest, running a 11.55 in the [[2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]] but failed to progress past the preliminary round.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:24, 21 August 2023

Karalo Maibuca
Personal information
NationalityTuvaluan
Born (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25)
Nanumanga, Tuvalu[1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best11.42s (100 m)

Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca Junior (born 10 June 1999) is a Tuvaluan sprinter. He is the son of Ratu Karalo Maibuca Senior, a Fijian, and a mother from Kioa.[2] He was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics[3] and was given the honour of being the flag bearer for his nation in the opening ceremony alongside Matie Stanley.[4] In the preliminary round of the 100 metres he ran a Tuvaluan national record time of 11.42 seconds, but did not qualify to the next round.[5]

He represented Tuvalu at the Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games in 2018 and the Birmingham XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022.[6] Maibuca competed in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, running a 11.55 in the 100 metres but failed to progress past the preliminary round.

References

  1. ^ a b "Karalo Maibuca". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ Curuqara, Paulini (31 July 2021). "Fijian leads Tuvalu contingent". The Fijian Times. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Athletics MAIBUCA Karalo Hepoiteloto". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo". worldathletics.org. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 3 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ Webster, Andrew (30 July 2022). "'I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink': Comm Games team you should be backing". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)


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