Career
He participated in 2009 World Championships in Athletics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He represented Kiribati at 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men"s 100m event. Takooa was eliminated in the preliminary round but finished with a personal best time of 11.53.
Outdoor
100 m: 11.51 s (wind: -01 m/s) – Papeete, 5 June 2013
Indoor
60 m: 7.57 s – Istanbul, 9 March 2012.