Malawi at the 2022 Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:MAW
Cganame:Malawi Olympic Committee
Games:Commonwealth Games
Year:2022
Flagcaption:Flag of Malawi
Location:Birmingham, England
Competitors Men:6
Competitors Women:16
Sports:5
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
App Begin Year:1970

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.

width=110Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics213
Boxing213
Judo112
Netball1212
Swimming112
Total61622

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Men
  • Track and road events
  • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=2Stern Liffaalign=left rowspan=1100 m10.493Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=1200 m21.435Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Farook Mpondaalign=left rowspan=1200 m22.617Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=1400 m49.127Did not advance
    Women
  • Track and road events
  • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=2Asimenye Simwakaalign=left rowspan=1200 m23.283 Q23.595Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=1400 m52.193 Q51.702 Q51.556

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Men's Light welterweight
    L 1 - 4
    Did not advance
    Men's Welterweight
    W 4 - 1

    L RSC
    Did not advance
    Women's Featherweight
    L 0 - 5
    Did not advance

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two judoka was entered as of 8 July 2022.[3]

    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Austin ChikwapulaMen's -66 kg
    L 00 - 10
    Did not advance9
    Harriet BonifaceWomen's -48 kg
    L 00 - 10
    Did not advance
    W 10 - 00

    L 00 - 10
    5

    Netball

    See main article: Netball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 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
    Roster
    Group play

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    Seventh place match

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Tsinde Kumbatiraalign=left rowspan="1"50 m freestyle27.8469Did not advance
    align=left rowspan="1"50 m butterfly31.0454Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Jessica Makwendaalign=left rowspan="1"50 m freestyleDisqualifiedDid not advance
    align=left rowspan="1"50 m butterfly34.7552Did not advance

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Palmer. Dan. Malawi's Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission praises netball investment. 5 January 2022. Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 8 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211108180754/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1115197/malawi-chef-de-mission-netball. 8 November 2021. live.
    2. News: Mpaso. Ronald. 7 July 2022. Team Malawi off to Birmingham July 22. The Daily Times. Blantyre, Malawi. 15 July 2022.
    3. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES BIRMINGHAM 2022 Nations Malawi. IJF. 8 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708090904/https://www.ijf.org/index.php/competition/2457/judoka_nations?nation=maw. 8 July 2022. live.
    4. Web site: WORLD NETBALL ANNOUNCES THE FIRST SIX QUALIFYING TEAMS FOR BIRMINGHAM 2022. World Netball. 25 October 2021. 5 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211030070651/https://netball.sport/archives/21133. 30 October 2021. live.
    5. News: Gondo. Tatenda. South Africa and Malawi confirmed for Commonwealth Games. 5 January 2022. SportsRifle 7/24. 27 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028041732/https://sportsrifle724.com/south-africa-and-malawi-confirmed-for-commonwealth-games/. 28 October 2021. live.
    6. News: Commonwealth Games: Team England start title defence on July 29 and open schedule. 5 January 2022. Sky Sports. 12 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211207103859/https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/12466739/commonwealth-games-team-england-start-title-defence-on-july-29-and-open-schedule. 7 December 2021. live.
    7. News: Uganda and Malawi placed in same group for 2022 Commonwealth Games. 9 March 2022. Sport News Africa. 4 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220307151622/https://sportnewsafrica.com/en/at-a-glance/uganda-and-malawi-placed-in-same-group-for-2022-commonwealth-games/. 7 March 2022. live.