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When the Republic of Kiribati was founded in 1979, it had three time zones: UTC+12:00 in the Gilbert Islands, UTC−11:00 in the Phoenix Islands and UTC−10:00 in the Line Islands. Gilbert was west of the international dateline and the Phoenix and Line Islands were east of it. This meant that the Gilbert Islands were nearly a full day ahead of ...
The Kiribati men's national football team is the national men's football team of Kiribati and is controlled by the Kiribati Islands Football Association. Kiribati is not a member of FIFA but is an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), [2] and is therefore not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup but may enter the OFC Nations Cup . [3]
The Kiribati National Championship is the top division of competitive football in the nation of Kiribati, founded in 2002 by the Kiribati Islands Football Association, the nations football governing body. [ 1] The association and the National Championships are based in the capital city, South Tarawa. [ 2]
Kiribati at the2020 Summer Olympics. Kiribati competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, it was postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country's participation in Tokyo marked its fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 2004 .
Football in Kiribati. The sport of football in the country of Kiribati is run by the Kiribati Islands Football Federation. [ 1][ 2] The sport is popular in the country, likely originating with their previous British rule, and has been played on the islands since 1979 at the latest, with their participation in the 1979 Pacific Games.
The Republic of Kiribati consists of 32 atolls and one raised coral island. These islands are dispersed throughout the three island groups that form Kiribati: the Gilbert, Phoenix, and Line islands. All but one island, sparsely populated Canton Island, in the Phoenix group are uninhabited. The remaining Phoenix Islands make up the Phoenix ...
The Kiribati Athletics Association (KAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Kiribati. [1] [2] It is suspended by Kiribati National Olympic Committee and OAA since 2020. History [ edit ]
Kiribati at theCommonwealth Games. Kiribati have competed in five Commonwealth Games, making their debut in 1998 and attending every subsequent Games to date. [1] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, David Katoatau won Kiribati's first medal, a gold, in men's weightlifting 105 kg. [2]