Zambia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Zambia at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Zambia.svg
Flag of Zambia
CGF code ZAM
CGA Commonwealth Games Association of Zambia
Website nocz.org
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors41 (30 men and 11 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearers Muzala Samukonga
Margret Tembo
Medals
Ranked =20th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1962)

Zambia competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. [1] It was Zambia's fifteenth appearance at the Games.

Contents

Muzala Samukonga and Margret Tembo were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers. [2]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Muzala Samukonga Athletics Men's 400 metres 7 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Stephen Zimba Boxing Men's welterweight 7 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Patrick Chinyemba Boxing Men's flyweight 6 August

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 426
Badminton 224
Boxing 224
Cycling 202
Judo 325
Para powerlifting 101
Rugby sevens 13013
Squash 112
Swimming 224
Total301141

Athletics

A squad of six athletes was confirmed as of 2 July 2022. [3]

Men
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Muzala Samukonga 400 m 44.891 Q46.062 Q44.66Gold medal icon.svg
Kennedy Luchembe 46.743 Q47.228Did not advance
Patrick Nyambe
Kennedy Luchembe
David Mulenga
Muzala Samukonga 		4 × 400 m relay 3:06.023 Q—3:04.765
Women
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rhoda Njobvu 100 m 11.575Did not advance
200 m 23.852 Q23.724Did not advance
Niddy Mingilishi 400 m 54.307Did not advance

Badminton

As of 1 June 2022, Zambia qualified for the mixed team event via the BWF World Rankings. [4]

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 Pakistan.svg  Bhatti  (PAK)
L (6–21, 19–21)		Did not advance
Kalombo Mulenga Flag of Maldives.svg  Zaki  (MDV)
W (21–16, 21–8)		Flag of Uganda.svg  Kasirye  (UGA)
W (21–19, 14–21, 21–14)		Flag of Mauritius.svg  Paul  (MRI)
(9–21, 11–21)		Did not advance
Elizaberth Chipeleme Women's singles Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Li  (IOM)
L (15–21, 8–21)		Did not advance
Ogar Siamupangila Flag of Uganda.svg  Kobugabe  (UGA)
L (9–21, 8–21)		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
Kalombo Mulenga
Chongo Mulenga 		Men's doubles —Flag of Ghana.svg  Abdul-Samad &
Alphous  (GHA)
W (21–8, 21–7)		Flag of Uganda.svg  Kasirye &
Wanagaliya  (UGA)
L (15–21, 15–21)		Did not advance
Ogar Siamupangila
Elizaberth Chipeleme 		Women's doubles —Flag of Mauritius.svg  Bodha &
Dookhee  (MRI)
L (9–21, 7–21)		Did not advance
Chongo Mulenga
Elizaberth Chipeleme 		Mixed doubles Flag of Ghana.svg  Alphous &
Nantuo  (GHA)
L (19–21, 16–21)		Did not advance
Kalombo Mulenga
Ogar Siamupangila 		ByeFlag of Singapore.svg  Hee &
Tan  (SGP)
L (6–21, 4–21)		Did not advance
Mixed team
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Mixed team Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
L 0–5		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L 1–4		Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
L 1–4		4Did not advance
Squad
Group stage
PosTeam
PldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 330150+15300+30630228+4023 Knockout stage
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 32178−11517−2509540−312
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 31269−31218−6457546−891
4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 303213−11527−22368650−2820
Source: BWF

Boxing

A squad of four boxers was confirmed as of 2 July 2022. [3]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Patrick Chinyemba Men's Flyweight —Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Keama  (PNG)
W RSC		Flag of Australia.svg  Winwood  (AUS)
W KO		Flag of India.svg  Panghal  (IND)
L 0 - 5		Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Stephen Zimba Men's Welterweight ByeUlster banner.svg  McKeever  (NIR)
W RSC		Flag of Uganda.svg  Kibira  (UGA)
W 5 - 0		Flag of India.svg  Tokas  (IND)
W 3 - 2		Flag of Wales 2.svg  Croft  (WAL)
L 0 - 5		Silver medal icon.svg
Margaret Tembo Women's Minimumweight ——Flag of England.svg  Resztan  (ENG)
L 0 - 5		did not advance
Felistars Nkandu Women's Lightweight —ByeUlster banner.svg  Broadhurst  (NIR)
L RSC		did not advance

Cycling

A squad of two cyclists was confirmed as of 2 July 2022. [3]

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Davies Kawemba Men's road race DNF
Obert Chembe DNF

Mountain bike

AthleteEventTimeRank
Davies Kawemba Men's cross-country LAP
Obert Chembe LAP

Judo

A squad of five judoka was confirmed as of 2 July 2022. [3]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Simon Zulu Men's -60 kg ByeFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Charles  (TTO)
W10 - 00		Flag of Cyprus.svg  Christodoulides  (CYP)
L00 - 01		Did not advanceFlag of Wales 2.svg  Rabbitt  (WAL)
W10 - 00		Flag of Australia.svg  Katz  (AUS)
L00 - 10		5
Steven Mungandu Men's -66 kg —Flag of Tanzania.svg  Abdulla  (TAN)
W10 - 00		Flag of Scotland.svg  Allan  (SCO)
L00 - 10		Did not advanceUlster banner.svg  Burns  (NIR)
L00 - 01		Did not advance7
Matthews Mwango Men's -73 kg —Flag of The Gambia.svg  Njie  (GAM)
L00 - 10		did not advance9
Rita Kabinda Women's -57 kg —Flag of India.svg  Tariyal  (IND)
L01 - 10		did not advance9
Taonga Soko Women's -63 kg —Flag of Nigeria.svg  James  (NGR)
L00 - 10		did not advance9

Para powerlifting

As of 23 May 2022, Zambia qualified one powerlifter. [8]

AthleteEventResultRank
Richard Lubanza Men's lightweight 100.98

Rugby sevens

As of 24 April 2022, Zambia qualified for the men's tournament. This was achieved through their position in the 2022 Africa Men's Sevens. [9] [10]

The thirteen-man roster was officially named as of 2 July 2022. [3]

Summary
TeamEventPreliminary RoundQuarterfinal / CQSemifinal / CSFinal / BM / CF
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Zambia men's Men's tournament Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
L0 - 52		Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
L5 - 38		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
L12 - 24		4Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
L7 - 19		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L14 - 27		—=15

Men's tournament

Roster

Pool C

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 330010936+739Advance to Quarter-finals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32016731+367
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 31026274−125Advance to classification Quarter-finals
4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 300317114−973
Source: Birmingham2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
29 July 2022
13:02
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg52–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Try: Mocenacagi 2' c
Nacuqu 3' c
Mocenacagi 5' m
Canakaivata 7' c
Tuimaba 8' c
Naduvalo (2) 11' m, 14' c
Kunatani 13' c
Con: Nacuqu (4/4) 2', 4', 7', 8'
Rasaku (0/1)
Sauturaga (2/3) 13', 14'		 Report
Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
29 July 2022
21:10
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg38–5Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Try: C. Williams 1' c
Swannack 2' c
Sieniawski 5' c
Treharne 11' m
Carson 13' c
Smith 14' m
Con: Treharne (3/3) 1', 3', 6'
T. Williams (1/3) 13'
Cards: C. Williams Yellow card.svg 9'		 Report Try: Kaushiku 9' m
Con: Mwewa (0/1)
Cards: Mukosa Yellow card.svg 11'
Banda Yellow card.svg 13'
Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)
30 July 2022
12:40
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg24–12Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Try: Morra 3' m
Morra 7' c
Bowen 8' c
Allen 12' m
Con: Coats (2/3) 7', 9'
Webster (0/1)		 Report Try: Banda 2' m
Kaushiku 5' c
Con: Mukosa (0/1)
Mwewa (1/1) 5'
Cards: Bwalya Yellow card.svg 7'

Banda Yellow card.svg 8'
Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji
Classification Quarterfinals
30 July 2022
19:20
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg19–7Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Try: Tongotea 6' c
Fualalo 8' m
Sunia 8' c
Con: Pakalani (2/3) 7', 9'		 Report Try: Mukosa 11' c
Con: Mbalwe (1/1) 12'
Cards: Bwalya Yellow card.svg 6'
Nkoma Yellow card.svg 14'
Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Adam Leal (England)
13th-16th Semifinals
31 July 2022
10:52
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg27–14Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Try: N. Ratwatte (2) 3' m, 8' m
Chandradas 7' m
Kudachchige 10' m
A. Ratwatte 13' c
Con: N. Ratwatte (0/1)
A. Ratwatte (0/1)
Hapugoda (1/3) 13'		 Report Try: Mwewa 5' c
Chimbukulu 12' c
Con: Mukosa (1/1) 5'
Mbalwe (1/1) 12'
Cards: Bwalya Yellow card.svg 7'
Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

Squash

A squad of two players was confirmed as of 2 July 2022. [3]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Kundanji Kalengo Men's singles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sachvie  (CAN)
L1 - 3		did not advance
Zulema Chisenga Women's singles Flag of Botswana.svg  Katse  (BOT)
L0 - 3		did not advance

Swimming

A squad of four swimmers was confirmed as of 2 July 2022. [3]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kumaren Naidu 50 m breaststroke 31.3135Did not advance
Zach Moyo 32.7837Did not advance
Kumaren Naidu 100 m breaststroke 1:11.7932did not advance
Zach Moyo 1:12.8333did not advance
Zach Moyo 200 m breaststroke 2:44.3518—did not advance
Kumaren Naidu 50 m butterfly 27.3948did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jade Phiri 50 m freestyle 28.1647did not advance
Tilka Paljk 27.9439did not advance
Tilka Paljk 50 m breaststroke 34.2022did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:15.2619Did not advance
Jade Phiri 50 m butterfly 29.1531did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Kumaren Naidu
Zach Moyo
Jade Phiri
Tilka Paljk 		4×100 m medley relay 4:30.4316Did not advance

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