Zambia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Zambia at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Zambia.svg
Flag of Zambia
CGF code ZAM
CGA National Olympic Committee of Zambia
Website nocz.co.zm
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors36 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Kelvin Ndhlovu (opening)
Medals
Ranked 0th
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)

Zambia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018 [1] It was Zambia's 14th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Contents

Squash athlete Kelvin Ndhlovu was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [2]

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 213
Badminton 224
Boxing 505
Lawn bowls 055
Rugby sevens 12012
Squash 202
Swimming 314
Table tennis 101
Total27936

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Sydney Siame 200 m 20.652 Q20.513 q20.625
Daniel Mbewe 400 m 46.453 Q46.776did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Quincy Malekani 400 m 52.404 Q54.367did not advance

Badminton

Zambia 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
Chongo Mulenga Men's singles Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Benjamin Li  (IOM)
L 0 - 2		did not advance
Kalombo Mulenga Flag of Jersey.svg  Alexander Hutchings  (JER)
W 2 - 0		Flag of Barbados.svg  Dakeil Thorpe  (BAR)
W 2 - 0		Flag of England.svg  Rajiv Ouseph  (ENG)
L 0 - 2		did not advance
Everlyn Siamupangila Women's singles Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Kimberley Clague  (IOM)
L 0 - 2		did not advance
Ogar Siamupangila Flag of Ghana.svg  Stella Koteikai Amasah  (GHA)
W 2 - 0		Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Jessica Li  (IOM)
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
Chongo Mulenga
Kalombo Mulenga 		Men's doubles —Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sachin Dias  (SRI)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Buwaneka Goonethilleka  (SRI)
L 0 - 2		did not advance
Everlyn Siamupangila
Ogar Siamupangila 		Women's doubles —Flag of Malaysia.svg  Chow Mei Kuan  (MAS)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Vivian Hoo  (MAS)
L 0 - 2		did not advance
Ogar Siamupangila
Kalombo Mulenga 		Mixed doubles ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ty Alexander Lindeman  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Brittney Tam  (CAN)
L 0 - 2		did not advance
Everlyn Siamupangila
Chongo Mulenga 		Flag of South Africa.svg  Prakash Vijayanath  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Johanita Scholtz  (RSA)
L 0 - 2		did not advance
Mixed team
Roster
Pool B
PosTeam
PldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 330150+15300+30630308+3223 Knockout stage
2Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 321105+52013+7603542+612
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 312510−51323−10540675−1351
4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 303015−15330−27435683−2480
Source: GC2018

Boxing

Zambia 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
Everisto Mulenga −56 kg —Flag of Tanzania.svg  Manjwango  (TAN)
W 5-0		Flag of India.svg  Mohammed  (IND)
L 0-5		did not advance
Emmanuel Ngoma −60 kg Flag of Kiribati.svg  Steven  (KIR)
W 5–0		Ulster banner.svg  McGivern  (NIR)
LRSC		did not advance
Nkumbu Silungwe −64 kg ByeFlag of Wales 2.svg  Edwards  (WAL)
W 5 - 0		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Blumenfeld  (CAN)
L 0 - 5		did not advance
Benny Muziyo −75 kg ByeFlag of Dominica.svg  Cooke  (DMA)
WKO		Flag of India.svg  Yadav  (IND)
L 0 - 5		did not advance
Mbachi Kaonga −81 kg —Flag of Kenya.svg  Abaka  (KEN)
W 4 - 1		Flag of Australia.svg  Waterman  (AUS)
L 1 - 4		did not advance

Lawn bowls

Zambia will compete in Lawn bowls. [3]

Women
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Getrude Siame Singles Ulster banner.svg  Beattie  (NIR)
L 14 - 21		Flag of Tonga.svg  Kioa  (TGA)
L 10 - 21		Flag of Australia.svg  Murphy  (AUS)
L 3 - 21		Flag of South Africa.svg  Piketh  (RSA)
L 9 - 21		—5did not advance
Foster Banda
Eddah Mpezeni 		Pairs Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
L 5 - 24		Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
W 18 - 13		Flag of England.svg  England
L 5 - 30		Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
L 12 - 24		Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
W 24 - 10		4did not advance
Sophia Matipa
Mildred Mkandawire
Getrude Siame 		Triples Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L 12 - 24		Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
L 12 - 26		Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
L 20 - 23		Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
L 9 - 19		—5did not advance
Foster Banda
Sophia Matipa
Mildred Mkandawire
Eddah Mpezeni 		Fours Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L 10 - 17		Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
W 22 - 9		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L 8 - 21		Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
W 17 - 9		—3did not advance

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

Zambia qualified a men's rugby sevens team of 12 athletes, by finishing in second place among Commonwealth nations at the 2017 Africa Cup Sevens. This will mark the country's Commonwealth Games debut in the sport. [4]

Roster
Pool C
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330012714+1139 Semi-finals
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 32018050+307 Classification semi-finals
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 31026459+55
4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 30030148−1483
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
14 April 2018
10:37
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg54–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Try: Koroi 1' c
Nanai-Seturo 4' c
Molia 7' m
Mikkelson 8' c
Rokolisoa 8' c
Baker 10' c
Knewstubb 11' c
Ware 14' c
Con: Baker (2/3) 1', 8'
Koroi (1/1) 4'
Rokolisoa (2/2) 9', 10'
Knewstubb (2/2) 11', 14'		 (Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
14 April 2018
13:55
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg47–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Try: Hirayama 1' m
Fuailefau (3) 2' c, 8' c, 11' c
Douglas 4' c
Coe 6' c
Hammond 7' c
Con: Hirayama (6/7) 3', 4', 6', 7', 8', 12'		 (Gold Coast 2018) Cards: Sheleni Yellow card.svg 8' to 10'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
14 April 2018
20:27
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg47–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Try: Owira 2' m
Oluoch (2) 3' c, 9' c
Oyoo (2) 5' c, 11' c
Odhiambo 7' c
Injera 7' c
Con: Agero (6/7) 3', 5', 7', 7', 9', 11'		 (Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

Squash

Zambia 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
Manda Chilambwe Men's singles Flag of India.svg  Malhotra  (IND)
L 0 - 3		did not advance
Kelvin Ndhlovu Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Navas  (GIB)
W 3 - 0		Flag of New Zealand.svg  Coll  (NZL)
L 0 - 3		did not advance
Doubles
AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Manda Chilambwe
Kelvin Ndhlovu 		Men's doubles Flag of Scotland.svg  Clyne /
Lobban  (SCO)
L 0 - 2		Flag of Guyana.svg  Khalil /
Seth  (GUY)
L 1 - 2		3did not advance

Swimming

Zambia participated with 4 athletes (3 men and 1 woman).

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alexandros Axiotis 50 m backstroke 28.7715 Q28.5715did not advance
Alexandros Axiotis 50 m breaststroke 30.1022did not advance
Ralph Goveia DNSdid not advance
Moonakala Kumaren 31.3628did not advance
Alexandros Axiotis 100 m breaststroke 1:06.4918did not advance
Ralph Goveia 50 m butterfly 24.6215 Q24.4914did not advance
Moonakala Kumaren 27.9649did not advance
Ralph Goveia 100 m butterfly 54.5812 Q54.1010did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tilka Paljk 50 m freestyle 27.4722did not advance
50 m breaststroke 32.1614 Q32.0513did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:12.0121did not advance

Table tennis

Zambia participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

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
Kennedy Katungu Men's singles Ulster banner.svg  McCreery  (NIR)
L 0 - 4		Flag of Fiji.svg  Wing  (FIJ)
W 4 - 1		2did not advance

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Chipepo, Diana (3 April 2018). "Zambian athletes ready to roar". Zambia Daily Mail . Lusaka, Zambia. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). gc2018.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (8 October 2017). "Uganda and Zambia qualify for Gold Coast 2018 men's rugby sevens tournament". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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