Timuani played on Tuvalu's national soccer team and gravitated toward track later than most Olympic sprinters. His best-ever time in the 100 is a 11.72-second finish, a blistering pace on his ...

The flag of Tuvalu contains nine yellow stars -- one for each of the islands that make up the tiny Pacific archipelago, home to some 11,000 people. Skip to main content. Listen to RFI.

NEW YORK - The flag of Tuvalu contains nine yellow stars - one for each of the islands that make up the tiny Pacific archipelago, home to some 11,000 people. Today, however, two of those atolls ...

Flag bearer Etimoni Timuani of Tuvalu leads his delegation during Opening Ceremonies. Timuani, the lone athlete representing his country, ran a 100-meter heat Saturday.

The honour of carrying the Olympic flag for Tuvalu, in the South Pacific, and its 10,000 citizens.

Eleven ocean tankers from Iran can now carry the flag of Tuvalu - which a legal expert says may mean trouble for the small Pacific nation. Skip to main content. ABC News Homepage.

Etimoni Timuani was Tuvalu's best and only shot in Rio - but even he knew the unlikelihood of getting within shouting distance of the world's fastest runners. Skip to Content.

The honour of carrying the Olympic flag for Tuvalu, in the South Pacific, ... For the tiny nation of Tuvalu, dotted in the South Pacific, it will be a 20-year-old Nancy Manoa.