Ten medals for Pacific Island countries at Glasgow Commonwealth Games
The curtain has come down on competition at the Commonwealth Games with the closing ceremony on Monday morning.
The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow saw Pacific Island countries earn ten medals in total, including two golds, one silver, and seven bronzes. Tonga claimed its first ever medal at the Games with a bronze in men's judo +100kg, thanks to Paula Monta's narrow victory over John Messe A Bessong of Canada. The judoka overcame a determined Canadian comeback to secure the bronze on one waza-ari and two yuko to one waza-ari and one yuko.
Tonga has not won a Commonwealth Games medal since 2010. Norfolk Island's Shae Wilson also brought home the only medal for her country, taking a decisive 8-5 win over Malaysia's Emma Saroji in the women's lawn bowls final. Samoa and Fiji led the Pacific nations with six medals each, including two golds for Samoa (Seine Stowers and John Tafi) and one each for Fiji (Taniela Rainibogi) and Papua New Guinea (Morea Baru).
Fiji's Jasmine Daunakamakama and Tuvalu's Tarona Khanum Badi Pasoni Taafaki also won bronze medals in boxing. Australia topped the medal table with 70 golds, England followed with 29 golds, and Canada came in third with 19 golds.
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