Malawi at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Malawi at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Malawi.svg
CGF code MAW
CGA Malawi Olympic Committee
Website moc.org.mw
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors22 (6 men and 16 women) in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1962)

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.

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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.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 213
Boxing 213
Judo 112
Netball 1212
Swimming 112
Total61622

Athletics

Men
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Stern Liffa 100 m 10.493Did not advance
200 m 21.435Did not advance
Farook Mponda 200 m 22.617Did not advance
400 m 49.127Did not advance
Women
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Asimenye Simwaka 200 m 23.283 Q23.595Did not advance
400 m 52.193 Q51.702 Q51.556

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Elias Bonzo Men's Light welterweight Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Ume  (PNG)
L 1 - 4
Did not advance
Luwis Mbewe Men's Welterweight ByeFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Deen Kargbo  (SLE)
W 4 - 1
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Croft  (WAL)
L RSC
Did not advance
Natasha Maya Women's Featherweight Flag of Botswana.svg  Kenosi  (BOT)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance

Judo

A squad of two judoka was entered as of 8 July 2022. [3]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Austin Chikwapula Men's -66 kg Flag of Scotland.svg  Short  (SCO)
L00 - 10
Did not advance9
Harriet Boniface Women's -48 kg ByeFlag of India.svg  Likmabam  (IND)
L00 - 10
Did not advanceFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Tari  (VAN)
W10 - 00
Flag of England.svg  Platten  (ENG)
L00 - 10
5

Netball

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
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Malawi women Women's tournament Flag of England.svg  England
L 41 - 66
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
W 54 - 41
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L 50 - 69
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
W 70 - 30
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
L 43 - 56
4Did not advanceSeventh place match
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
W 62 - 56
7
Roster
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of England.svg  England (H)5500321169+15210 Semi-finals
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5401325188+1378
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 5302256206+506 Classification matches
4Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 520325826244
5Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 51041552991442
6Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 50051363271910
Source: Birmingham 2022
(H) Hosts
30 July 2022
14:00
Report England  Flag of England.svg66–41Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi    National Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Tara Warner
Gareth Fowler
Cardwell Netball.svg  31/33 (94%)
Harten Netball.svg  21/25 (84%)
Housby Netball.svg  14/18 (78%)
Chimaliro Netball.svg  4/5 (80%)
Kumwenda Netball.svg  18/21 (86%)
Mvula Netball.svg  19/22 (86%)

31 July 2022
12:00
Report Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg54–41Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland    National Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Tracy-Ann Griffiths
Chimaliro Netball.svg  4/4 (100%)
Kumwenda Netball.svg  29/32 (91%)
Mvula Netball.svg  15/19 (79%)
Simtowe Netball.svg  6/6 (100%)
Bowman Netball.svg  1/3 (33%)
Crosbie Netball.svg  18/22 (82%)
Magee Netball.svg  22/27 (81%)

1 August 2022
20:00
Report New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg69–50Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi    National Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Gary Burgess
Joshua Bowring
Nweke Netball.svg  52/55 (95%)
Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  13/15 (87%)
Wilson Netball.svg  4/5 (80%)
Chimaliro Netball.svg  5/6 (83%)
Kumwenda Netball.svg  27/31 (87%)
Mvula Netball.svg  14/17 (82%)
Simtowe Netball.svg  4/4 (100%)

3 August 2022
18:00
Report Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg70–30Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago    National Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Louise Travis
Anso Kemp
Chimaliro Netball.svg  16/16 (100%)
Kumwenda Netball.svg  27/28 (96%)
Mvula Netball.svg  22/26 (85%)
Simtowe Netball.svg  5/6 (83%)
Cooper Netball.svg  2/4 (50%)
Hollingsworth Netball.svg  5/9 (56%)
Noel Netball.svg  23/26 (88%)

4 August 2022
16:00
Report Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg43–56Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda    National Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Tara Warner
Gary Burgess
Chimaliro Netball.svg  14/15 (93%)
Kumwenda Netball.svg  22/23 (96%)
Mvula Netball.svg  4/6 (67%)
Simtowe Netball.svg  3/3 (100%)
Cholhok Netball.svg  31/33 (94%)
Eyaru Netball.svg  22/23 (96%)
Proscovia Netball.svg  3/3 (100%)
Seventh place match
5 August 2022
14:30
Report Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg56–62Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi    National Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Ken Metekingi
Kate Wright
Creak Netball.svg  8/10 (80%)
Roberts Netball.svg  1/2 (50%)
Rowe Netball.svg  47/49 (96%)
Chimaliro Netball.svg  3/4 (75%)
Kumwenda Netball.svg  49/50 (98%)
Simtowe Netball.svg  10/11 (91%)

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tsinde Kumbatira 50 m freestyle 27.8469Did not advance
50 m butterfly 31.0454Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jessica Makwenda 50 m freestyle DisqualifiedDid not advance
50 m butterfly 34.7552Did not advance

References

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