Eswatini at the 2022 Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:SWZ
Cganame:Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Games:Commonwealth Games
Year:2022
Flagcaption:Flag of Eswatini
Location:Birmingham, England
Competitors Men:9
Competitors Women:2
Sports:4
Flagbearer Open:Sibusiso Matsenjwa
Hayley Hoy
Flagbearer Close:Thabiso Dlamini
Bongiwe Mahlalela
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
App Begin Year:1970

Eswatini competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.[1] It was Eswatini's fourteenth appearance at the Games, and the first since its previous appearances as Swaziland.

Track athlete Sibusiso Matsenjwa and swimmer Hayley Hoy were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony, while boxer Thabiso Dlamini and track athlete Bongiwe Mahlalela served as the closing ceremony flagbearers.[2]

Competitors

Eswatini sent a contingent of 11 competitors to the Games.[3]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

width=120Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics415
Boxing202
Cycling202
Swimming112
Total9211

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of five athletes took part in the competition.[4] [5]

Men
  • Track and road events
  • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Ayanda Malazaalign=left rowspan=2100 mDNFdid not advance
    Lwazi Msibi10.835did not advance
    Benele Dlaminialign=left rowspan=2200 m22.175did not advance
    Sibusiso Matsenjwa20.792 Q20.813 q20.927
    Women
  • Track and road events
  • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=2Bongiwe Mahlalelaalign=left rowspan=1100 m12.056did not advance
    align=left rowspan=1200 m25.314did not advance

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two boxers took part in the competition.[4] [5]

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Featherweight
    L 0 - 5
    did not advance
    Light middleweight
    L RSC
    did not advance

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two cyclists took part in the competition.[4] [5]

    Road

    Men
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Kwanele Jelealign=left rowspan=2Road raceDNF
    Muzi ShabanguDNF

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two swimmers took part in the competition.[4] [5]

    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=3Simanga DlaminiMen's 50 m freestyle27.4766did not advance
    Men's 50 m butterfly28.9850did not advance
    Men's 100 m butterfly1:04.9946did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Hayley HoyWomen's 50 m freestyle29.9860did not advance
    Women's 50 m butterfly31.3245did not advance
    Women's 100 m butterfly1:12.2134did not advance

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Chef de Mission Eswatini. 1 June 2022. Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 29 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20220329114655/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1115241/eswatini-chef-de-mission. 29 March 2022. live.
    2. News: 4 flag bearers in Commonwealth Games. 25 July 2022. Times of Swaziland. 24 July 2022.
    3. News: Jele. Sanele. ZAKHELE TO LEAD COMMONWEALTH SQUAD. 1 June 2022. Times of Swaziland. 11 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312063511/https://www.times.co.sz/sports/135092-zakhele-to-lead-commonwealth-squad.html. 12 March 2022. live.
    4. Web site: The EOCGA executive met yesterday [...]]. EOCGA (Facebook). 1 June 2022. 19 May 2022.
    5. News: Xuba. Jongile. COMMONWEALTH BOUND TEAM REVEALED. 1 June 2022. Eswatini Observer. 19 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220519100927/https://new.observer.org.sz/details.php?id=18252. 19 May 2022. live.