Malta at the 2022 Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:MLT
Cganame:Maltese Olympic Committee
Games:Commonwealth Games
Year:2022
Flagcaption:Flag of Malta
Location:Birmingham, England
Competitors Men:13
Competitors Women:16
Sports:9
Flagbearer Open:Kijan Sultana
Tenishia Thornton
Rank:40
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:1
App Begin Year:1958

Malta competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It was Malta's fourteenth appearance at the Games.[1]

On 12 July 2022, the Maltese Olympic Committee announced a team of 29 athletes (13 men and 16 women) competing in nine sports.[2] Squash athlete Kijan Sultana and weightlifter Tenishia Thornton were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[3]

Medalists

See main article: 2022 Commonwealth Games medal table.

Competitors

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

width=100Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics044
Badminton202
Cycling101
Judo112
Lawn bowls448
Squash224
Triathlon112
Weightlifting044
Wrestling202
Total131629

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of four athletes was announced on 12 July 2022.[2] [4]

Women
  • Track and road events
    • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Carla Sciclunaalign=left rowspan=1100 m11.896Did not advance
    Charlotte Wingfieldalign=left rowspan=1200 m24.474 q24.528Did not advance
    Janet Richardalign=left rowspan=1400 m54.516Did not advance
    Claire Azzopardi
    Janet Richard
    Carla Scicluna
    Charlotte Wingfield    		4 × 100 m relay45.595Did not advance
    Field events

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two players was announced on 12 July 2022.[2] [4]

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Matthew Abelaalign=left rowspan=2Men's singles
    L 0 - 2    		Did not advance
    Samuel Cassar
    L 0 - 2    		Did not advance
    Matthew Abela
    Samuel Cassar    		Men's doubles
    W 2 - 0
    L 0 - 2    		Did not advance

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. One cyclist (Aiden Buttigieg) was officially selected as of 12 July 2022.[2] [4]

    Road

    Men
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Aidan Buttigiegalign=left rowspan=1Road race3:37:2060
    align=left rowspan=1Time trial56:05.9336

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two judoka was announced on 12 July 2022.[2] [4]

    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Isaac BezzinaMen's -100 kg
    L 00 - 01    		Did not advance9
    Katryna EspositoWomen's -48 kg
    L 00 - 10    		Did not advance
    W 10 - 00
    W 10 - 00

    Lawn bowls

    See main article: Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of eight bowlers was selected on 28 April 2022.[5] [6]

    Men
    AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Shaun Parnis
    Troy Lorimer
    Peter Ellul    		Triples
    L 6 - 28
    W 22 - 12
    T 16 - 16    		2 Q
    L 14 - 15    		Did not advance
    Peter Ellul
    Troy Lorimer
    Mark Malogorski
    Shaun Parnis    		Fours
    L 9 - 17
    L 11 - 19
    W 19 - 15
    L 13 - 14    		5Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Connie Rixon
    Rebecca Rixon    		Pairs
    L 18 - 21
    T 17 - 17
    L 16 - 20
    L 15 - 22    		5Did not advance
    Irene Attard
    Connie Rixon
    Rebecca Rixon
    Rose Rixon    		Fours
    L 10 - 16
    L 12 - 16
    L 6 - 22    		4Did not advance

    Squash

    See main article: Squash at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of four players was announced on 12 July 2022.[2] [4]

    Singles
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Niall Engereralign=left rowspan=2Men's singles
    W 3 - 1
    L 0 - 3    		Did not advance
    Kijan Sultana
    L 1 - 3    		Did not advance
    Colette Sultanaalign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
    L 1 - 3    		Did not advance
    Lijana Sultana
    W 3 - 2
    L 0 - 3    		Did not advance
    Doubles
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Kijan Sultana
    Niall Engerer    		Men's doubles
    W 2 - 1
    L 0 - 2    		Did not advance
    Lijana Sultana
    Colette Sultana    		Women's doubles
    L 1 - 2    		Did not advance
    Niall Engerer
    Colette Sultana    		align=left rowspan=2Mixed doubles
    L 0 - 2    		Did not advance
    Lijana Sultana
    Kijan Sultana
    L 0 - 2    		Did not advance

    Triathlon

    See main article: Triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two triathletes was announced on 12 July 2022.[2] [4]

    Individual
    AthleteEventSwim (750 m)Trans 1Bike (20 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)TotalRank
    Keith GaleaMen's10:371:1130:190:2819:051:01:4031
    Danica Bonello SpiteriWomen's11:161:0933:040:3121:211:07:2125

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification. Courtesy of their positions on the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (which was finalised on 9 March 2022), a squad of four weightlifters was officially selected on 23 April 2022.[7] [8]

    Women
    AthleteEventWeight liftedTotalRank
    SnatchClean & jerk
    Tenishia Thornton59 kg781001788
    Yasmin Zammit Stevens64 kg831031866
    Roberta Tabone71 kg861051918
    Elisia Scicluna+87 kg8010518510

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A squad of two wrestlers was announced on 12 July 2022.[2] [4]

    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Gary GiordmainaMen's -57 kg
    W 8 - 4
    L 2 - 12    		Did not advance7
    Adam VellaMen's -65 kg
    L 0 - 10    		Did not advance12

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Chef de Mission Malta. 23 April 2022. Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 9 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20220320170722/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1115223/malta-chef-de-mission. 20 March 2022. live.
    2. Web site: Team Malta for Birmingham XXII Commonwealth Games Announced. 12 July 2022. MOC. 13 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220717162552/https://nocmalta.org/team-malta-for-birmingham-xxii-commonwealth-games-announced/. 17 July 2022. live.
    3. News: Camilleri. Valhmor. 12 July 2022. Sultana, Thornton named flagbearers as MOC name team for Commonwealths. Times of Malta. Birkirkara, Malta. 13 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220712132635/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/sultana-thornton-named-flagbearers-moc-name-team-commonwealths.967810. 12 July 2022. live.
    4. News: Camilleri. Valhmor. Sultana, Thornton named flagbearers as MOC name contingent for Commonwealths. 17 July 2022. SportsDesk. Allied Newspapers Ltd. 12 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220712125656/https://sportsdesk.com.mt/2022/07/12/sultana-thornton-named-flagbearers-as-moc-name-contingent-for-commonwealths/. 12 July 2022. live.
    5. Web site: Lawn Bowls Team for Birmingham Commonwealth Games Announced. MOC. 29 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220429105309/https://nocmalta.org/lawn-bowls-team-for-birmingham-commonwealth-games-announced/. 29 April 2022. 28 April 2022. live.
    6. News: Vella-Galea. Maria. Maltese Olympic Committee name lawn bowls team for Birmingham Commonwealth Games. 29 April 2022. SportsDesk. Allied Newspapers Ltd. 29 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220429131853/https://sportsdesk.com.mt/2022/04/29/maltese-olympic-committee-name-lawn-bowls-team-for-birmingham-commonwealth-games/. 29 April 2022. live.
    7. Web site: Maltese Weightlifters book their berth at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. MOC. 23 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220423095450/https://nocmalta.org/maltese-weightlifters-book-their-berth-at-the-birmingham-commonwealth-games/. 23 April 2022. 23 April 2022. live.
    8. News: Camilleri. Valhmor. Maltese weightlifters book their berth at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. 23 April 2022. SportsDesk. Allied Newspapers Ltd. 23 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220423095715/https://sportsdesk.com.mt/2022/04/23/maltese-weightlifters-book-their-berth-at-the-birmingham-commonwealth-games/. 23 April 2022. live.

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