Tuvalu boxer wins first Commonwealth medal without a bout

Tuvalu boxer wins first Commonwealth medal without a bout

Twenty-year-old Tarona Taafaki made history for Tuvalu by securing the nation's first Commonwealth Games medal despite not winning a fight, after receiving a bye to the women's 75kg semi-finals and losing to India's Lovlina Borgohain. All semifinalists receive bronze. Her father and coach said the medal means everything to Tuvalu's 10,000 residents and highlights the climate emergency threatening the low-lying Pacific nation.

Source: theguardian.com

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