The Kingdom of Tonga, which is known as 'The Friendly Islands.' It lies within the central south-west pacific, and its islands straddle the international date line.

Tonga at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Tonga won a single bronze medal at Glasgow 2026, the first Commonwealth Games staged with a reduced program of just 10 sports, to finish in a tie for thirty-sixth on the medal table. The result ended a 16-year wait for the Kingdom to return to the Commonwealth Games podium.

The medal came from judoka Paula Monta in the men's +100kg category. This is Tonga's first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in judo. The 21-year-old, who has spent the past two years training in Japan, sealed bronze through the repechage, edging Canada's John Messe A Bessong 12-11 in a tight contest. The final medal standings, with Tonga's placing, are shown below.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 70 45 56 171
2 England 29 45 36 110
3 Canada 19 20 23 62
4 India 13 17 9 39
5 Scotland 13 9 17 39
6 New Zealand 10 14 12 36
7 Nigeria 10 7 7 24
8 Jamaica 10 4 5 19
9 Wales 9 10 12 31
10 Malaysia 8 3 5 16
11 South Africa 7 11 10 28
12 Northern Ireland 3 4 9 16
13 Kenya 3 4 5 12
14 Cyprus 1 5 6 12
15 Mauritius 1 2 1 4
16 Cameroon 1 1 3 5
17 Jersey 1 1 0 2
17 Samoa 1 1 0 2
17 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 2
20 Fiji 1 0 1 2
20 Isle of Man 1 0 1 2
20 Bahamas 1 0 1 2
23 British Virgin Islands 1 0 0 1
23 Dominica 1 0 0 1
23 Grenada 1 0 0 1
26 Trinidad and Tobago 0 3 4 7
27 Uganda 0 2 1 3
28 Singapore 0 2 0 2
29 Namibia 0 1 2 3
30 Ghana 0 1 1 2
31 Barbados 0 1 0 1
31 Guernsey 0 1 0 1
33 Lesotho 0 0 2 2
33 Nauru 0 0 2 2
33 Zambia 0 0 2 2
36 Bermuda 0 0 1 1
36 Gabon 0 0 1 1
36 Malta 0 0 1 1
36 Norfolk Island 0 0 1 1
36 Pakistan 0 0 1 1
36 Papua New Guinea 0 0 1 1
36 Rwanda 0 0 1 1
36 The Gambia 0 0 1 1
36 Tonga 0 0 1 1

Trivia

  • Tonga joined the Commonwealth in 1970.
  • Tonga made their debut in the 1974 Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • Their first medal came at the 1994 Games in Victoria when Paea Wolfgramm took home a weightlifting bronze. He then went onto win a silver medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996.