Zambia at the 2019 African Games

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Zambia at the
2019 African Games
Flag of Zambia.svg
IOC code ZAM
NOC National Olympic Committee of Zambia
in Rabat, Morocco
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Competitors68 (34 men and 34 women) in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
African Games appearances (overview)

Zambia competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. [1] In total, athletes representing Zambia won one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals and the country finished in 24th place in the medal table.

Contents

Medal summary

Medal table

Athletics

Eight athletes competed in athletics: Lumeka Katundu, Luchembe Kennedy, Hellen Makumba, Agness Mazala, Daniel Mbewe, Suwilanji Theresa Fotwe Mpondela, Rhodah Njobvu and Sydney Siame. [2]

Sydney Siame won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres event. [3]

Luchembe Kennedy competed in the men's 400 metres event. He qualified in the heats to compete in the semifinals.

Hellen Makumba competed in the women's 100 metres and women's 4 × 100 metres relay events. [4] In the 100 metres event she qualified to compete in the semifinals.

Agness Mazala also competed in the women's 100 metres event. She did not qualify to compete in the semifinals.

Badminton

Zambia competed in badminton with four players. [5] Kalombo Mulenga won the bronze medal in the men's singles event. [6]

Boxing

Five athletes were scheduled to compete in boxing: Ben Banda, Mbachi Kaonga, Everisto Mulenga, Benny Sichuundu Muziyo and Nkumbu Silungwe.

Everisto Mulenga won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight (57kg) event. [7] [8]

Chess

Stanley Boston Chumfwa, Anndrew Kalenda Kayonde, Mwangala Linah Mululu and Makumba Lorita Mwango competed in chess.

Mwango won the silver medal in the women's rapid individual event. [9]

Equestrian

Ariana Frances Barclay Castle, Diana Dakik, Amber Estelle Homles and Anna Bunty Howard competed in equestrian. [10]

Castle competed in the individual jumping event and Dakik, Homles and Howard competed in both the individual jumping and team jumping events. [10]

Football

Zambia's women's national football team was scheduled to compete in the women's tournament but withdrew and did not compete in their scheduled matches. [1]

Handball

Zambia's national handball team competed in the men's tournament. [11] They were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Angola.

Judo

Five athletes represented Zambia in judo: Andrew Sande Kaswanga, Steven Mung'andu, Mathew Mwango, Taonga Soko and Simon Zulu.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Andrew Sande Kaswanga Men's -81 kg ByeFlag of Algeria.svg  Cherouk  (ALG)
L
Did not advance
Mathew Mwango Men's -73 kg Flag of Algeria.svg  Bougeuroua  (ALG)
L
Did not advance
Taonga Soko Women's -57 kg Flag of Chad.svg  Mianbigue  (CHA)
W
Flag of Algeria.svg  Halata  (ALG)
L
Did not advanceFlag of Mauritius.svg  Marie Sarah Samuelle Sylva  (MRI)
L
Did not advance
Simon Zulu Men's -60 kg Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Dabone  (CIV)
L
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Dhouibi  (TUN)
L
Did not advance

Swimming

Four athletes represented Zambia in swimming: [12] [13]

Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Ralph Goveia 50 m freestyle 24.1715Did not advance
50 m breaststroke 29.2610Did not advance
50 m butterfly 24.797 Q24.908
100 m butterfly 55.107 Q55.508
Kumaren Naidu 50 m freestyle 26.4534Did not advance
50 m breaststroke 30.6117Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:10.6916Did not advance
50 m butterfly 27.7526Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Lombe Mwape 50 m freestyle 30.0326Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:05.9917Did not advance
50 m backstroke 36.2918Did not advance
Tilka Paljk 50 m freestyle 27.3610 QR27.397
50 m breaststroke 32.671 Q32.92Bronze medal icon.svg
100 m breaststroke 1:15.715 Q1:13.784
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Kumaren Naidu
Tilka Paljk
Ralph Goveia
Lombe Mwape
4×100 m medley relay 4:27.7810Did not advance

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