Zambia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Zambia at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Zambia
IOC code	ZAM
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Zambia
Website	www.nocz.co.zm
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	30 in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Tilka Paljk Everisto Mulenga
Flag bearer (closing)	Sydney Siame
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Rhodesia (1960)

Zambia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[1] It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it marked its official debut in 1964 under the name Northern Rhodesia.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Boxing	3	0	3
Football	0	22	22
Judo	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	6	24	30

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ^{[2] [3]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sydney Siame	Men's 200 m	21.01	4	—		Did not advance
Roda Njobvu	Women's 100 m	Bye		11.40	4	Did not advance
	Women's 200 m	23.33	4	—		Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambia entered three male boxers into the Olympic tournament. Patrick Chinyemba (men's flyweight), Everisto Mulenga (men's featherweight), and Stephen Zimba (men's welterweight) secured the spots on the Zambian squad by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Patrick Chinyemba	Men's flyweight	Winwood  (AUS) W 4–1	Yafai  (GBR) L 2–3	Did not advance
Everisto Mulenga	Men's featherweight	Bye	Ávila  (COL) L 2–3	Did not advance
Stephen Zimba	Men's welterweight	Ah Tong  (SAM) W 5–0	Zamkovoy  (ROC) L 1–4	Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• A.E.T – After extra time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Zambia women's	Women's tournament	Netherlands L 3–10	China D 4–4	Brazil L 0–1	3	Did not advance

Women's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Zambia women's football team qualified for the first time at the Olympics by winning the fifth and final round against Cameroon at the 2020 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament. ^[5]

Team roster

The following 22 athletes were named on 2 July 2021. ^[6]

Head coach: Bruce Mwape

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Catherine Musonda	(1998-02-20)20 February 1998 (aged 23)			Indeni Roses
2	2 DF	Fikile Khosa	(1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 24)			Red Arrows
3	2 DF	Lushomo Mweemba	(2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (aged 20)			Green Buffaloes
4	2 DF	Esther Siamfuko	(2004-08-08)8 August 2004 (aged 16)			Queens Academy
5	2 DF	Anita Mulenga	(1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 26)			Green Buffaloes
6	3 MF	Mary Wilombe	(1997-09-22)22 September 1997 (aged 23)			Red Arrows
7	4 FW	Lubandji Ochumba	(2001-07-01)1 July 2001 (aged 20)			Red Arrows
8	2 DF	Margaret Belemu	(1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 24)			Red Arrows
9	4 FW	Hellen Mubanga	(1995-05-23)23 May 1995 (aged 26)			Zaragoza CFF
10	3 MF	Grace Chanda	(1997-06-11)11 June 1997 (aged 24)			Red Arrows
11	4 FW	Barbra Banda (captain)	(2000-03-20)20 March 2000 (aged 21)	5	9	Shanghai Shengli
12	4 FW	Avell Chitundu	(1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 23)			ZESCO United
13	2 DF	Martha Tembo	(1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 23)			Green Buffaloes
14	3 MF	Ireen Lungu	(1997-10-06)6 October 1997 (aged 23)			Green Buffaloes
15	2 DF	Agness Musase	(1997-07-11)11 July 1997 (aged 24)			Green Buffaloes
16	1 GK	Hazel Nali	(1998-04-04)4 April 1998 (aged 23)			Hapoel Be'er Sheva
17	3 MF	Racheal Kundananji	(2000-06-03)3 June 2000 (aged 21)			BIIK Kazygurt
18	2 DF	Vast Phiri	(1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 25)			ZESCO United
19	3 MF	Evarine Katongo	(2002-12-29)29 December 2002 (aged 18)			ZISD Queens
20	2 DF	Esther Mukwasa	(1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 24)			Indeni Roses
21	3 MF	Hellen Chanda	(1998-06-19)19 June 1998 (aged 23)			Red Arrows
22	1 GK	Ngambo Musole	(1998-06-26)26 June 1998 (aged 23)			ZESCO United

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	21	8	+13	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Brazil	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	7
3	Zambia	3	0	1	2	7	15	−8	1
4	China	3	0	1	2	6	17	−11	1

Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 July 2021 (2021-07-21)

20:00

Zambia	3–10	Netherlands
Banda 19', 82', 83'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)	Miedema 9', 15', 29', 59' Martens 14', 38' Van de Sanden 44' Roord 64' Beerensteyn 75' Pelova 80'

Miyagi Stadium, Rifu

Attendance: 1,822 ^[7]

Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

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24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)

17:00

China	4–4	Zambia
Wang Shuang 6', 22', 23', 84' (pen.)	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)	Kundananji 15' Banda 43' (pen.), 46', 69'

Miyagi Stadium, Rifu

Attendance: 2,212 ^[7]

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

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27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)

20:30

Brazil	1–0	Zambia
Andressa 19'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA)

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 0 ^[7]

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambia qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Steven Mungandu accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. ^[8]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Steven Mungandu	Men's −66 kg	Gomboc  (SLO) L 00–10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Zambia received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. ^[9]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Shaquille Moosa	Men's 50 m freestyle	25.54	56	Did not advance
Tilka Paljk	Women's 50 m freestyle	27.34	52	Did not advance

References

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5. "Zambia earn historic ticket to Tokyo 2020". FIFA. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
6. "Mwape Unveils Tokyo Bound Copper Queens Squad". Football Association of Zambia. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
7. "Attendance Summary" (PDF). Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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