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...

took part in the 2006 Commonwealth Games

2006 Commonwealth Games

The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...

 in Melbourne.

The country's delegation, led by chef de mission Eileen Nganga, included four athletes (Moses Kamut

Moses Kamut

Moses Kamut is a ni-Vanuatu sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. In Beijing he finished 7th in his heat with a time of 10.81 seconds.His personal best 100...

, Abraham Kepsen, Atnold Sorina and Robert Nidithawae) in track events, six (Anolyn Lulu, Ham Lulu, Kerry Ann Mok, Gordon Mok, Yoshua Shing and Priscila Tommy

Priscila Tommy

Priscila Tommy, born 23 May 1991, is a ni-Vanuatu table tennis player.She won gold in both the women's singles and team events at the 2007 South Pacific Games....

) in table tennis, and one (Tom Tete) in powerlifting

Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...

. Anolyn Lulu was Vanuatu's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.

Medals

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