WELLINGTON: Athletes on Tuvalu train on the airport runway in the absence of a running track, but the tiny Pacific nation will still manage to send a one-man sprint team to the Paris Olympics. Karalo Maibuca will jet across the world to race for Tuvalu in the men's 100m at next month's Games.
WELLINGTON: Athletes on Tuvalu train on the airport runway in the absence of a running track, but the tiny Pacific nation will still manage to send a one-man sprint team to the Paris Olympics.The 25-year-old was flag-bearer three years ago in Tokyo, role he will reprise in the French capital - he is his country's sole representative.
Tuvalu made its Olympic debut in 2008 in Beijing. It has so far sent six competitors in all, in athletics and weightlifting, but has yet to scoop a medal. Many of the small Tuvalu team that competed at the Oceania athletics championships earlier this month trained on the airfield.
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