Eswatini at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | SWZ |
CGA | Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
Website | EOCGA Facebook site |
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | |
Competitors | 11 (9 men and 2 women) in 4 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Sibusiso Matsenjwa Hayley Hoy |
Flag bearers (closing) | Thabiso Dlamini Bongiwe Mahlalela |
Medals |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
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.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 9 | 2 | 11 |
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 | 100 m | DNF | did not advance | ||||
Lwazi Msibi | 10.83 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
Benele Dlamini | 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 | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Bongiwe Mahlalela | 100 m | 12.05 | 6 | did not advance | |||
200 m | 25.31 | 4 | did not advance |
A squad of two boxers took part in the competition. [4] [5]
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 | ||
Zweli Dlamini | Featherweight | Gallagher (NIR) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | ||||
Thabiso Dlamini | Light middleweight | Bye | Stanley (NZL) L RSC | did not advance |
A squad of two cyclists took part in the competition. [4] [5]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Kwanele Jele | Road race | DNF | |
Muzi Shabangu | DNF |
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 | ||
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 | ||||
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 |
Eswatini (Swaziland) competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation at London marked its ninth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two track and field athletes: Sibusiso Matsenjwa and Phumlile Ndzinisa, and one swimmer, Luke Hall; the first two competitors qualified for the Games through wildcard places while Hall was awarded a universality place by FINA. Hall was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony and Matensjwa held it for the closing ceremony. All three competitors did not advance further than the heat stages of their respective events.
Eswatini competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously known as Swaziland, it was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1972. This was the first Games at which Eswatini competed under the name it assumed in 2018.
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