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]
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=120 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Athletics | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Total | 9 | 2 | 11 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of five athletes took part in the competition.[4] [5]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Ayanda Malaza | align=left rowspan=2 | 100 m | DNF | did not advance | ||||
Lwazi Msibi | 10.83 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
Benele Dlamini | align=left rowspan=2 | 200 m | 22.17 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Sibusiso Matsenjwa | 20.79 | 2 Q | 20.81 | 3 q | 20.92 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
align=left rowspan=2 | Bongiwe Mahlalela | align=left rowspan=1 | 100 m | 12.05 | 6 | did not advance | |||
align=left rowspan=1 | 200 m | 25.31 | 4 | did not advance |
See main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two boxers took part in the competition.[4] [5]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
See main article: Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two cyclists took part in the competition.[4] [5]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kwanele Jele | align=left rowspan=2 | Road race | DNF | |
Muzi Shabangu | DNF |
See main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two swimmers took part in the competition.[4] [5]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=3 | Simanga Dlamini | Men's 50 m freestyle | 27.47 | 66 | did not advance | |||
Men's 50 m butterfly | 28.98 | 50 | did not advance | |||||
Men's 100 m butterfly | 1:04.99 | 46 | did not advance | |||||
align=left rowspan=3 | Hayley Hoy | Women's 50 m freestyle | 29.98 | 60 | did not advance | |||
Women's 50 m butterfly | 31.32 | 45 | did not advance | |||||
Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:12.21 | 34 | did not advance |