Priscila Tommy, born 23 May 1991, is a ni-Vanuatu

Vanuatu

Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...

 table tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 player.

She won gold in both the women's singles and team events at the 2007 South Pacific Games.

Tommy represented Vanuatu

Vanuatu at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Vanuatu competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. A total of three ni-Vanuatu athletes competed in two sports. Table Tennis player Priscilla Tommy was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.- Athletics:...

 at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, and was her country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. She faced Slovakia

Slovakia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Slovakia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team includes 57 athletes in several sports.- Gold:* Michal Martikán — Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles...

's Eva Odorova

Eva Ódorová

Eva Ódorová is a Slovak table tennis player.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition.-References:*...

, ranked 762 places above her, in her opening game, and lost in straight sets.

Tommy is expected to represent Vanuatu

Vanuatu at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Vanuatu competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi.-Medals:- Table tennis:Vanuatu's table tennis team consisted:Men* Ham Lulu* Randy Benjamin* Yoshua ShingWomen* Anolyn Lulu* Pareina Matariki* Liopa Santhy-External links:...

 at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

 in Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

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External links

• "Table Tennis-Olympian from the land of four tables" - an article about Tommy in Reuters
  Reuters
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  , 16 August 2008
• Biography on the official website of the Beijing Olympics