Sporting event delegation
Tonga at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics IOC code TGA NOC Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee Competitors 12 in 3 sports
Tonga participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires , Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.[ 1]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors that participated at the Games per sport.
Archery
Tonga was given a spot to compete in the girl's event by the tripartite committee,[ 2] but Tonga did not compete in archery.[ 1]
Athletics
Tonga was given a spot to compete by the tripartite committee.[ 2]
Futsal
Tonga qualified in the girls' tournament by finishing runner's up at the 2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament and after New Zealand decided to compete in rugby sevens.[ 3] [ 4]
Girls' tournament - 1 team of 10 athletes
Swimming
Tonga was given a quota to compete in the boy's event by the tripartite committee.[ 2] [ 5]
Taekwondo
Tonga was given a quota to compete in the girls' +63 kg event by the tripartite committee,[ 2] but Tonga did not compete in taekwondo.[ 1]
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