Tarona Taafaki secured Tuvalu's first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the women's 75kg boxing category despite losing her only bout against India's Lovlina Borgohain.
Taafaki lost her only bout
Aug 01, 2026
03:05 pm
What's the storyTarona Taafaki, a boxer from Tuvalu, has won her country's first-ever Commonwealth Games medal - a bronze.
The achievement comes despite her losing every round in her only bout in the women's 75kg class to India's Lovlina Borgohain.
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Tarona Taafaki lost her only fight at the Commonwealth Games, but still claimed Tuvalu's first ever medal at the event.
Tarona Taafaki, 20, from Tuvalu claimed her country’s first ever Commonwealth Games medal
Tarona Taafaki, 20, has put the tiny South Pacific island nation on the map with her feat in the women's 75kg category in Glasgow.
Lovlina Borgohain secures a Commonwealth Games bronze without a fight, completing her medal collection in boxing.
Indian boxing star Lovlina Borgohain stormed into the women's 75kg final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after a…
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