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Karalo Maibuca

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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]

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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