Malta at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Malta at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Malta.svg
Flag of Malta
CGF code MLT
CGA Maltese Olympic Committee
Website nocmalta.org
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors29 (13 men and 16 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearers Kijan Sultana
Tenishia Thornton
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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]

Contents

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

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Katryna Esposito Judo Women's -48kg 1 August

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 044
Badminton 202
Cycling 101
Judo 112
Lawn bowls 448
Squash 224
Triathlon 112
Weightlifting 044
Wrestling 202
Total131629

Athletics

A squad of four athletes was announced on 12 July 2022. [2] [4]

Women
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Carla Scicluna 100 m 11.896Did not advance
Charlotte Wingfield 200 m 24.474 q24.528Did not advance
Janet Richard 400 m 54.516Did not advance
Claire Azzopardi
Janet Richard
Carla Scicluna
Charlotte Wingfield 		4 × 100 m relay 45.595—Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Claire Azzopardi Long jump 5.7616Did not advance

Badminton

A squad of two players was announced on 12 July 2022. [2] [4]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Matthew Abela Men's singles Flag of Australia.svg  Lin  (AUS)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance
Samuel Cassar ByeFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Abeywickrama  (SRI)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance
Matthew Abela
Samuel Cassar 		Men's doubles —Flag of Uganda.svg  Attama &
Mwanbu  (UGA)
W 2 - 0		Flag of Australia.svg  Schueler &
Tang  (AUS)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance

Cycling

One cyclist (Aiden Buttigieg) was officially selected as of 12 July 2022. [2] [4]

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Aidan Buttigieg Road race 3:37:2060
Time trial 56:05.9336

Judo

A squad of two judoka was announced on 12 July 2022. [2] [4]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Isaac Bezzina Men's -100 kg Flag of England.svg  Thompson  (ENG)
L00 - 01		Did not advance9
Katryna Esposito Women's -48 kg ByeFlag of England.svg  Platten  (ENG)
L00 - 10		Did not advanceFlag of Wales 2.svg  Barnikel  (WAL)
W10 - 00		Flag of Mauritius.svg  Morand  (MRI)
W10 - 00		Bronze medal icon.svg

Lawn bowls

A squad of eight bowlers was selected on 28 April 2022. [5] [6]

Men
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Shaun Parnis
Troy Lorimer
Peter Ellul 		Triples Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
L6 - 28		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W22 - 12		Flag of India.svg  India
T16 - 16		—2 QFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
L14 - 15		Did not advance
Peter Ellul
Troy Lorimer
Mark Malogorski
Shaun Parnis 		Fours Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
L 9 - 17		Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
L 11 - 19		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
W 19 - 15		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L 13 - 14		5Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Connie Rixon
Rebecca Rixon 		Pairs Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
L 18 - 21		Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
T 17 - 17		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
L 16 - 20		Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
L 15 - 22		5Did not advance
Irene Attard
Connie Rixon
Rebecca Rixon
Rose Rixon 		Fours Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland
L10 - 16		Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
L12 - 16		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
L6 - 22		—4Did not advance

Squash

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 Engerer Men's singles Flag of Malta.svg  Sultana  (MLT)
W3 - 1		Flag of New Zealand.svg  Coll  (NZL)
L0 - 3		Did not advance
Kijan Sultana Flag of Malta.svg  Engerer  (MLT)
L1 - 3		Did not advance
Colette Sultana Women's singles ByeFlag of Australia.svg  Turnbull  (AUS)
L1 - 3		Did not advance
Lijana Sultana Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Knaggs  (TTO)
W3 - 2		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Naughton  (CAN)
L0 - 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 Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Jervis /
Stafford  (CAY)
W 2 - 1		Flag of England.svg  Willstrop /
James  (ENG)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance
Lijana Sultana
Colette Sultana 		Women's doubles Flag of Barbados.svg  Haywood /
Best  (BAR)
L 1 - 2		Did not advance
Niall Engerer
Colette Sultana 		Mixed doubles Flag of Wales 2.svg  Evans /
Makin  (WAL)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance
Lijana Sultana
Kijan Sultana 		Flag of England.svg  Kennedy /
Rooney  (ENG)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance

Triathlon

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 Galea Men's 10:371:1130:190:2819:051:01:4031
Danica Bonello Spiteri Women's 11:161:0933:040:3121:211:07:2125

Weightlifting

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 Thornton 59 kg 781001788
Yasmin Zammit Stevens 64 kg 831031866
Roberta Tabone 71 kg 861051918
Elisia Scicluna +87 kg 8010518510

Wrestling

A squad of two wrestlers was announced on 12 July 2022. [2] [4]

Key:

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Gary Giordmaina Men's -57 kg Flag of Australia.svg  Holland  (AUS)
W 8 - 4		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Capellan  (CAN)
L 2 - 12		Did not advance7
Adam Vella Men's -65 kg Flag of Pakistan.svg  Ullah  (PAK)
L 0 - 10		Did not advance12

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chef de Mission | Malta". Inside the Games . Dunsar Media. 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Team Malta for Birmingham XXII Commonwealth Games Announced". MOC. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Camilleri, Valhmor (12 July 2022). "Sultana, Thornton named flagbearers as MOC name team for Commonwealths". Times of Malta . Birkirkara, Malta. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Camilleri, Valhmor (12 July 2022). "Sultana, Thornton named flagbearers as MOC name contingent for Commonwealths". SportsDesk. Allied Newspapers Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lawn Bowls Team for Birmingham Commonwealth Games Announced". MOC. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Vella-Galea, Maria (29 April 2022). "Maltese Olympic Committee name lawn bowls team for Birmingham Commonwealth Games". SportsDesk. Allied Newspapers Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Maltese Weightlifters book their berth at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games". MOC. 23 April 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Camilleri, Valhmor (23 April 2022). "Maltese weightlifters book their berth at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games". SportsDesk. Allied Newspapers Ltd. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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