Papua New Guinea at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Papua New Guinea at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	PNG
CGA	Papua New Guinea Sports Federation and Olympic Committee
Website	oceaniasport.com/png
in Delhi, India
Flag bearer	Opening: Closing:
Medals Ranked 19th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Papua New Guinea competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. Papua New Guineans was taking part (possibly among other events) in rugby.^[1]

The "Queen's Baton" visited Papua New Guinea on 24 April prior to the Games. Governor-General Sir Paulias Matane was the first bearer of the Baton during its stop in the country.^[2]

Swimmer Ryan Pini, who had won gold in the 100 metres butterfly at the 2006 Games, reached the final in both the 50m butterfly and the 100m butterfly. He finished fifth in the former; the final of the latter has not yet taken place, but he was described as having "a good chance of retaining the title after cruising through the qualifying rounds".^[3][4]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Silver Ryan Pini Aquatics Men's 100m Butterfly October 8 Team Papua New Guinea at the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be completed See also Papua New Guinea at the 2006 Commonwealth Games References "CWG Delhi 2010 Update: Queen's Baton Visits Amazing Papua New Guinea", The Sports Campus, 24 April 2010 "CWG Delhi 2010 Update: Queen's Baton Visits Amazing Papua New Guinea", The Sports Campus, 24 April 2010 "Commonwealth Games 2010: Swimming results", BBC "PNG and Tongan swimmers make Delhi finals", Australia Network News, 7 October 2010