Boxer secures Tuvalu's first Commonwealth Games medal
Tarona Taafaki, a 20-year-old boxer from Tuvalu, made history by securing her nation's first-ever Commonwealth Games medal without winning any fights. She received a bye to the semi-finals where she lost to India's Lovlina Borgohain, but automatically earned a bronze medal due to Commonwealth Games rules that award all semi-final losers with bronze.
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Boxer secures Tuvalu’s first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout
Tarona Taafaki, a 20-year-old boxer from Tuvalu, made history by securing her nation's first-ever Commonwealth Games medal without winning any fights. She received a bye to the semi-finals where she lost to India's Lovlina Borgohain, but automatically earned a bronze medal due to Commonwealth Games rules that award all semi-final losers with bronze.
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