Eswatini at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Eswatini at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Swaziland.svg
Flag of Eswatini
CGF code SWZ
CGA Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Website EOCGA Facebook site
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors11 (9 men and 2 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Sibusiso Matsenjwa
Hayley Hoy
Flag bearers (closing) Thabiso Dlamini
Bongiwe Mahlalela
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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.

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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.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 415
Boxing 202
Cycling 202
Swimming 112
Total9211

Athletics

A squad of five athletes took part in the competition. [4] [5]

Men
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ayanda Malaza 100 m DNFDid not advance
Lwazi Msibi 10.835Did not advance
Benele Dlamini 200 m 22.175Did not advance
Sibusiso Matsenjwa 20.792 Q20.813 q20.927
Women
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Bongiwe Mahlalela 100 m 12.056Did not advance
200 m 25.314Did not advance

Boxing

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
Zweli Dlamini Featherweight Ulster banner.svg  Gallagher  (NIR)
L 0 - 5		Did not advance
Thabiso Dlamini Light middleweight ByeFlag of New Zealand.svg  Stanley  (NZL)
L RSC		Did not advance

Cycling

A squad of two cyclists took part in the competition. [4] [5]

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Kwanele Jele Road race DNF
Muzi Shabangu DNF

Swimming

A squad of two swimmers took part in the competition. [4] [5]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Simanga Dlamini Men's 50 m freestyle 27.4766Did not advance
Men's 50 m butterfly 28.9850Did not advance
Men's 100 m butterfly 1:04.9946Did not advance
Hayley Hoy Women's 50 m freestyle 29.9860Did not advance
Women's 50 m butterfly 31.3245Did not advance
Women's 100 m butterfly 1:12.2134Did not advance

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References

  1. ↑ "Chef de Mission | Eswatini". Inside the Games . Dunsar Media. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "4 flag bearers in Commonwealth Games". Times of Swaziland . 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Jele, Sanele (11 March 2022). "ZAKHELE TO LEAD COMMONWEALTH SQUAD". Times of Swaziland . Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "The EOCGA executive met yesterday [...]". EOCGA (Facebook). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 1 2 3 4 Xuba, Jongile (19 May 2022). "COMMONWEALTH BOUND TEAM REVEALED". Eswatini Observer . Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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