Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Uganda at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Uganda.svg
CGF code UGA
CGA Uganda Olympic Committee
Website nocuganda.com
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors69 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Peace Proscovia (opening)
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
6
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Uganda competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. [1]

Contents

Netball player Peace Proscovia was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [2]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei Athletics Men's 5000m April 8
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Stella Chesang Athletics Women's 10000m April 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei Athletics Men's 10000 m April 13
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Munyo Mutai Athletics Men's marathon April 15
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mercyline Chelangat Athletics Women's 10000m April 9
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Juma Miiro Boxing Men's −49 kg April 14

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 131023
Badminton 224
Boxing 505
Cycling 202
Netball 01212
Rugby sevens 12012
Shooting 011
Squash 202
Swimming 112
Table tennis 112
Weightlifting 314
Total412869

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Pius Adome 100 m 10.705Did not advance
200 m 21.394Did not advance
Alli Ngaimoko 400 m 50.357Did not advance
Leonard Opiny 47.324Did not advance
Ronald Musagala 1500 m 3:48.626Did not advance
Thomas Ayeko 5000 m 13:54.784
Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei 13:50.83Gold medal icon.svg
Phillip Kipyego 13:59.596
Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei 10000 m 27:19.62Gold medal icon.svg
Jacob Kiplimo 27:30.254
Timothy Toroitich 27:47.357
Albert Chemutai 3000 m steeplechase 8:19.895
Robert Chemonges Marathon Did not finish
Alex Chesakit 2:23:067
Munyo Solomon Mutai 2:19:02Silver medal icon.svg
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Scovia Ayikoru 100 m 11.864 q11.998Did not advance
Scovia Ayikoru 400 m 54.657Did not advance
Emily Nanziri 54.104 Q54.106Did not advance
Leni Shida 52.794 Q54.508Did not advance
Docus Ajok 800 m 2:00.534 q2:01.226
Halima Nakaayi 2:01.695Did not advance
Winnie Nanyondo 2:00.692 Q2:00.364
Winnie Nanyondo 1500 m 4:08.492 Q4:06.0510
Juliet Chekwel 5000 m 15:30.174
Mercyline Chelangat 15:50.0111
Juliet Chekwel 10000 m 31:57.977
Mercyline Chelangat 31:48.41Bronze medal icon.svg
Stella Chesang 31:45.30Gold medal icon.svg
Scovia Ayikoru
Halima Nakaayi
Emily Nanziri
Leni Shida
4 × 400 m 3:35.038
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistanceRank
Josephine Lalam Javelin throw 48.928

Badminton

Uganda participated with four athletes (two men and two women)

Singles
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Edwin Ekiring Men's singles Flag of South Africa.svg  Coetzer  (RSA)
W 2 - 0
Flag of England.svg  Ouseph  (ENG)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Brian Kasirye Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Clark  (FAI)
W 2 - 0
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Bonkowsky  (TTO)
W 2 - 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee  (MAS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Bridget Bangi Women's singles ByeFlag of Singapore.svg  Yeo  (SGP)
LW/O
Did not advance
Aisha Nakiyemba ByeFlag of Jamaica.svg  Wynter  (JAM)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Doubles
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Edwin Ekiring
Brian Kasirye
Men's doubles Flag of Jersey.svg  Bignell /
Hutchings  (JER)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Bridget Bangi
Aisha Nakiyemba
Women's doubles Flag of Mauritius.svg  Allet /
Chan-Lam  (MRI)
LW/O
Did not advance
Bridget Bangi
Edwin Ekiring
Mixed doubles Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Dias /
Hendahewa  (SRI)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Aisha Nakiyemba
Brian Kasirye
Flag of Fiji.svg  Molia /
Gibson  (FIJ)
L 1 - 2
Did not advance
Mixed team
Roster
Pool C
PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of England.svg  England 330150+15300+30630345+2853 Knockout stage
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32196+31912+7576472+1042
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3123129624184105921821
4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3033129625194066132070
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2018. Source: GC2018

Boxing

Uganda participated with a team of 5 athletes (5 men).

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Juma Miiro −49 kg ByeFlag of Kenya.svg  Shaffi Hassan  (KEN)
W 3 - 2
Flag of India.svg  Amit Panghal  (IND)
L 0 - 5
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Bashir Nasir −56 kg Flag of Swaziland.svg  Zweli Dlamini  (SWZ)
L 1 - 4
Did not advance
Kavuma Ssemujju −64 kg Flag of England.svg  Luke McCormack  (ENG)
L 0−5
Did not advance
Musa Bwogi −69 kg byeFlag of Mauritius.svg  Merven Clair  (MRI)
W 3 - 2
Flag of England.svg  Pat McCormack  (ENG)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Regarn Simbwa −81 kg Flag of Nigeria.svg  Lukmon Lawal  (NGR)
W 4 - 1
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Sammy Lee  (WAL)
L 1 - 3
Did not advance

Cycling

Uganda participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Charles Kagimu Road race 3:57:5820
Time trial 55:38.8732
Viena Ssekanga Road race DNF

Netball

Uganda qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the INF World Rankings on July 1, 2017. The country will be making its Commonwealth Games debut in the sport. [3] [4] [5]

Roster
Pool B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of England.svg  England 5500342202+14010 Semi-finals
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5302292235+576
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 5302287248+396 Classification matches
4Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 530227728476
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5104195289942
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50052153501350
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2018. Source: GC2018
5 April 2018
18:30
Report New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg6451Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Kate Stephenson
Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess
Folau Netball.svg  22/22 (100%)
Ekenasio Netball.svg  19/26 (73%)
Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  13/14 (93%)
Mes Netball.svg  10/17 (59%)
Proscovia Netball.svg  37/42 (88%)
Nanyonga Netball.svg  14/16 (88%)

7 April 2018
13:00
Report Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg5452Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Joshua Bowring
Gary Burgess
Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin
Proscovia Netball.svg  35/38 (92%)
Nanyonga Netball.svg  19/21 (90%)
Kumwenda Netball.svg  43/47 (91%)
Chimaliro Netball.svg  8/10 (80%)
Simtow Netball.svg  1/1 (100%)

8 April 2018
15:00
Report England  Flag of England.svg5549Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Michelle Phippard
Marc Henning
Reserve umpire: Helen George
Housby Netball.svg  30/34 (88%)
Harten Netball.svg  11/11 (100%)
Corbin Netball.svg  7/10 (70%)
Haythornthwaite Netball.svg  7/7 (100%)
Proscovia Netball.svg  23/26 (88%)
Nanyonga Netball.svg  22/27 (81%)
Nakabuye Netball.svg  4/4 (100%)

10 April 2018
20:30
Report Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg4076Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Marc Henning
Joshua Bowring
Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Lewis Netball.svg  34/42 (81%)
Rowe Netball.svg  6/7 (86%)
Llewelyn Netball.svg  0/1 (0%)
Proscovia Netball.svg  56/63 (89%)
Nanyonga Netball.svg  20/24 (83%)

11 April 2018
16:00
Report Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg5737Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Helen George
Angela Armstrong-Lush
Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince
Proscovia Netball.svg  32/34 (94%)
Nanyonga Netball.svg  25/30 (83%)
Gallagher Netball.svg  19/21 (90%)
Goodwin Netball.svg  16/25 (64%)
McCall Netball.svg  2/8 (25%)
Fifth place match
12 April 2018
09:00
Report South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg5342Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda    Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Umpires: Jackie Mizon
Joshua Bowring
Reserve umpire: Marc Henning
Venter Netball.svg  42/46 (91%)
Holtzhausen Netball.svg  11/12 (92%)
Oyella Netball.svg  22/25 (88%)
Proscovia Netball.svg  19/19 (100%)
Nanyonga Netball.svg  1/4 (25%)

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

Uganda qualified a men's rugby sevens team of 12 athletes, by winning the 2017 Africa Cup Sevens. [6]

Roster
Pool D
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 330013822+1169 Semi-finals
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 32019038+527 Classification semi-finals
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 31023895575
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3003271381113
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
14 April 2018
10:59
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg31–5Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Try: Jenkins 1' m
Morgan 3' m
Williams 8' c
Treharne 9' c
Amos 14' c
Con: O'Brien (1/3) 9'
Davies (2/2) 10', 14'
(Gold Coast 2018) Try: Odongo 11' m
Con: Wokorach (0/1)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
14 April 2018
17:53
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg54–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Try: Tuwai 1' c
Sau 2' c
Mocenacagi 4' c
Ravouvou 6' m
Nasilasila 10' c
Nasoko 12' c
Vakurinabili 13' c
Dranisinukula 14' c
Con: Ravouvou (3/4) 1', 2', 4'
Nasilasila (3/3) 10', 14', 14'
Naduva (1/1) 12'
(Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
14 April 2018
21:11
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg33–10Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Try: Kisiga 1' m
Wokorach 4' c
Odongo 8' c
Kasito 9' c
Ogena 11' c
Con: Wokorach (4/5) 4', 8', 10', 11'
(Gold Coast 2018) Try: Wijekoon (2) 1' m, 7' m
Con: Ratwatte (0/2)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Shooting

Uganda participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).

AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Cleopatra Mungoma Women's 50 metre rifle prone 571.920

Squash

Uganda participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Individual
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Michael Kawooya Men's singles Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Suari  (PNG)
W 3 - 0
Flag of England.svg  Selby  (ENG)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Ian Rukunya Flag of Fiji.svg  Henry  (FIJ)
W 3 - 0
Flag of England.svg  Matthew  (ENG)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Doubles
AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Michael Kawooya
Ian Rukunya
Men's doubles Flag of England.svg  Selby /
Waller  (ENG)
L 0 - 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Kamal /
Ng  (MAS)
L 0 - 3
3Did not advance

Swimming

Uganda participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ekirikubinza Tibatemwa Men's 50 m freestyle 24.9347Did not advance
Men's 50 m butterfly 27.1743Did not advance
Avice Meya Women's 50 m freestyle 29.0935Did not advance
Women's 50 m butterfly 32.5027Did not advance

Table tennis

Uganda participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Singles
AthletesEventGroup stageRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Ronald Nyaika Men's singles Ulster banner.svg  Ashley Robinson  (NIR)
L 0 - 4
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  St. Louis  (TTO)
L 0 - 4
3Did not advance
Halima Nambozo Women's singles Flag of Malaysia.svg  Chang  (MAS)
L 0 - 4
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Hursey  (WAL)
L 0 - 4
3Did not advance
Doubles
AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Halima Nambozo
Ronald Nyaika
Mixed doubles Flag of Australia.svg  Powell /
Miao  (AUS)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Uganda participated with 4 athletes (3 men and 1 woman). [7]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Julius Ssekitoleko Men's −56 kg 6711911015810
Hakim Ssempereza Men's −69 kg 1091113692459
Kalidi Batuusa Men's −94 kg 12013155917510
Irene Kasuubo Women's −63 kg 7111851115610

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