Niue at the Commonwealth Games

 What's Niue? Here's Niue 🇳🇺. They are 2400 km, or 1500m northeast of New Zealand and part of the realm of New Zealand. Capital is Alopi. NOC was created in 1976 and still remains unrecognized. First Commonwealth Games were in 2002 in Manchester England. They have one bronze in their medal tally and was won by Duken Tutakitua-Williams in 2022 in the mens boxing heavyweight division. I don't have the flag bearers for 2002 and 2006, but from 2010 is Narita Viliamu in lawn bowls, 2014 was Hina Rerita in lawn bowls, 2018 was Pau Blumski in lawn bowls and 2022 was Travis Tapatue (boxing) and Olivia Buckingham (lawn bowls). Here is hhe flag of Niue. 


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