Tuvalu Earns First Commonwealth Games Medal Without Winning Fight Tuvalu, one of the world's smallest nations, has made history at the Commonwealth Games by earning its first ever medal a bronze won by boxer Tarona Taafaki.
The remarkable achievement was secured without Taafaki having to win a single fight. The image of athletes training on an airport runway due to lack of stable landmass is a stark reminder of Tuvalu's plight.
Climate experts warn that the nation's capital, Funafuti, could be submerged by 2050 less than three decades from now.