Malawi at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Sporting event delegation
Malawi at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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![]() Flag of Malawi | |
CGF code | MAW |
CGA | Malawi Olympic Committee |
Website | moc |
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08) | |
Competitors | 22 (6 men and 16 women) in 5 sports |
Medals |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Malawi competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] Having made its Games debut in 1970, it was Malawi's fourteenth appearance to date.
Competitors
Malawi's team consisted of 22 athletes competing in five sports.[2]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Boxing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Judo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Netball | — | 12 | 12 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 6 | 16 | 22 |
Athletics
- Men
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Stern Liffa | 100 m | 10.49 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
200 m | 21.43 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Farook Mponda | 200 m | 22.61 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
400 m | 49.12 | 7 | Did not advance |
- Women
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Asimenye Simwaka | 200 m | 23.28 | 3 Q | 23.59 | 5 | Did not advance | |
400 m | 52.19 | 3 Q | 51.70 | 2 Q | 51.55 | 6 |
Boxing
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Elias Bonzo | Men's Light welterweight | ![]() L 1 - 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Luwis Mbewe | Men's Welterweight | Bye | ![]() W 4 - 1 | ![]() L RSC | Did not advance | ||
Natasha Maya | Women's Featherweight | — | ![]() L 0 - 5 | Did not advance |
Judo
A squad of two judoka was entered as of 8 July 2022.[3]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Austin Chikwapula | Men's -66 kg | ![]() L 00 - 10 | Did not advance | 9 | |||
Harriet Boniface | Women's -48 kg | Bye | ![]() L 00 - 10 | Did not advance | ![]() W 10 - 00 | ![]() L 00 - 10 | 5 |
Netball
By virtue of its position in the World Netball Rankings (as of 28 July 2021), Malawi qualified for the tournament.[4][5]
Partial fixtures were announced in November 2021,[6] then updated with the remaining qualifiers in March 2022.[7]
- Summary
Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Cl. | ||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Malawi women | Women's tournament | ![]() L 41 - 66 | ![]() W 54 - 41 | ![]() L 50 - 69 | ![]() W 70 - 30 | ![]() L 43 - 56 | 4 | Did not advance | Seventh place match![]() W 62 - 56 | 7 |
- Roster
- Joyce Mvula
- Jane Chimaliro
- Sindi Simtowe
- Takondwa Lwazi
- Thandi Galeta
- Bridget Kumwenda
- Shira Dimba
- Martha Dambo
- Caroline Mtukule
- Towera Vinkhumbo
- Loreen Ngwira
- Jasinta Kumwenda
- Group play
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 169 | +152 | 10 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 325 | 188 | +137 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 256 | 206 | +50 | 6 | Classification matches |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 258 | 262 | −4 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 299 | −144 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 327 | −191 | 0 |
Source: Birmingham 2022
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
30 July 2022 14:00 | Report | England ![]() | 66–41 | ![]() | National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Tara Warner Gareth Fowler | |
Cardwell ![]() Harten ![]() Housby ![]() | Chimaliro ![]() Kumwenda ![]() Mvula ![]() |
31 July 2022 12:00 | Report | Malawi ![]() | 54–41 | ![]() | National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush Tracy-Ann Griffiths | |
Chimaliro ![]() Kumwenda ![]() Mvula ![]() Simtowe ![]() | Bowman ![]() Crosbie ![]() Magee ![]() |
1 August 2022 20:00 | Report | New Zealand ![]() | 69–50 | ![]() | National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Gary Burgess Joshua Bowring | |
Nweke ![]() Selby-Rickit ![]() Wilson ![]() | Chimaliro ![]() Kumwenda ![]() Mvula ![]() Simtowe ![]() |
3 August 2022 18:00 | Report | Malawi ![]() | 70–30 | ![]() | National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Louise Travis Anso Kemp | |
Chimaliro ![]() Kumwenda ![]() Mvula ![]() Simtowe ![]() | Cooper ![]() Hollingsworth ![]() Noel ![]() |
4 August 2022 16:00 | Report | Malawi ![]() | 43–56 | ![]() | National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Tara Warner Gary Burgess | |
Chimaliro ![]() Kumwenda ![]() Mvula ![]() Simtowe ![]() | Cholhok ![]() Eyaru ![]() Proscovia ![]() |
- Seventh place match
5 August 2022 14:30 | Report | Wales ![]() | 56–62 | ![]() | National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Ken Metekingi Kate Wright | |
Creak ![]() Roberts ![]() Rowe ![]() | Chimaliro ![]() Kumwenda ![]() Simtowe ![]() |
Swimming
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Tsinde Kumbatira | 50 m freestyle | 27.84 | 69 | Did not advance | |||
50 m butterfly | 31.04 | 54 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jessica Makwenda | 50 m freestyle | Disqualified | Did not advance | ||||
50 m butterfly | 34.75 | 52 | Did not advance |
References
- ^ Palmer, Dan (8 November 2021). "Malawi's Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission praises netball investment". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Mpaso, Ronald (7 July 2022). "Team Malawi off to Birmingham July 22". The Daily Times. Blantyre, Malawi. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES BIRMINGHAM 2022 | Nations | Malawi". IJF. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "WORLD NETBALL ANNOUNCES THE FIRST SIX QUALIFYING TEAMS FOR BIRMINGHAM 2022". World Netball. 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Gondo, Tatenda (27 October 2021). "South Africa and Malawi confirmed for Commonwealth Games". SportsRifle 7/24. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Team England start title defence on July 29 and open schedule". Sky Sports. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Uganda and Malawi placed in same group for 2022 Commonwealth Games". Sport News Africa. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
External links
- Malawi Olympic Committee Official site