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Pacific athletes have won a total of 13 medals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, split among six nations.

Either the Cook Islands or Niue will win a medal in boxing at the Commonwealth Games.

Five years of build-up has become a reality after the 22nd Commonwealth Games began in Birmingham in England on Friday morning.

Weightlifter Jenly Tegu Wini heads the Solomon Islands' 19-strong team for the Commonwealth Games team in Birmingham.