Taoriba Biniati | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 November 1995[1] Tabiteuea, Kiribati |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight (57 kg) |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.64 m)[1] |
Taoriba Biniati (born 1 November 1995) is an I-Kiribati boxer.
Biniati comes from Tabiteuea, an atoll in the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, south of Tarawa.[2] She took up boxing after Derek Andrewartha, a former police officer from Hampshire, England, advertised for a female boxer to join his club with the aim of competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She is coached by Tarieta Ruata, who represented Kiribati at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[3] The club's only equipment was a single punchbag which they hung from a breadfruit tree.[2]
In December 2013 Biniati accompanied the Queen's Baton Relay as it passed through Kiribati on the journey to Glasgow.[1]
- ^ a b c "Taoriba Biniati biography". Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ a b Staniforth, Mark (30 July 2014). "First time in ring for Games boxer". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ Dirs, Ben (29 July 2014). "Glasgow 2014: Taoriba Biniati makes boxing history for Kiribati". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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