Zambia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Zambia at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Zambia at the; 2022 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of Zambia
CGF code	ZAM
CGA	Commonwealth Games Association of Zambia
Website	nocz.org
in Birmingham, England; 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022
Competitors	41 (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)
	1954; 1958; 1962–1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
Other related appearances
	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.

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

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Muzala Samukonga	Athletics	Men's 400 metres	7 August
Silver	Stephen Zimba	Boxing	Men's welterweight	7 August
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.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	4	2	6
Badminton	2	2	4
Boxing	2	2	4
Cycling	2	0	2
Judo	3	2	5
Para powerlifting	1	0	1
Rugby sevens	13	0	13
Squash	1	1	2
Swimming	2	2	4
Total	30	11	41

Athletics

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

Men
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Muzala Samukonga	400 m	44.89	1 Q	46.06	2 Q	44.66
Kennedy Luchembe	400 m	46.74	3 Q	47.22	8	Did not advance
Patrick Nyambe Kennedy Luchembe David Mulenga Muzala Samukonga	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.02	3 Q	—		3:04.76	5

Women
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rhoda Njobvu	100 m	11.57	5	Did not advance
Rhoda Njobvu	200 m	23.85	2 Q	23.72	4	Did not advance
Niddy Mingilishi	400 m	54.30	7	Did not advance

Badminton

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

Singles

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Chongo Mulenga	Men's singles	Bhatti (PAK) L (6–21, 19–21)	Did not advance
Kalombo Mulenga	Men's singles	Zaki (MDV) W (21–16, 21–8)	Kasirye (UGA) W (21–19, 14–21, 21–14)	Paul (MRI) (9–21, 11–21)	Did not advance
Elizaberth Chipeleme	Women's singles	Li (IOM) L (15–21, 8–21)	Did not advance
Ogar Siamupangila	Women's singles	Kobugabe (UGA) L (9–21, 8–21)	Did not advance

Doubles

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kalombo Mulenga Chongo Mulenga	Men's doubles	—	Abdul-Samad & Alphous (GHA) W (21–8, 21–7)	Kasirye & Wanagaliya (UGA) L (15–21, 15–21)	Did not advance
Ogar Siamupangila Elizaberth Chipeleme	Women's doubles	—	Bodha & Dookhee (MRI) L (9–21, 7–21)	Did not advance
Chongo Mulenga Elizaberth Chipeleme	Mixed doubles	Alphous & Nantuo (GHA) L (19–21, 16–21)	Did not advance
Kalombo Mulenga Ogar Siamupangila	Mixed doubles	Bye	Hee & Tan (SGP) L (6–21, 4–21)	Did not advance

Mixed team

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Zambia	Mixed team	Malaysia L 0–5	South Africa L 1–4	Jamaica L 1–4	4	Did not advance

Squad

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	0	+30	630	228	+402	3	Knockout stage
2	South Africa	3	2	1	7	8	−1	15	17	−2	509	540	−31	2	Knockout stage
3	Jamaica	3	1	2	6	9	−3	12	18	−6	457	546	−89	1
4	Zambia	3	0	3	2	13	−11	5	27	−22	368	650	−282	0

Source: BWF

Malaysia
5

National Exhibition Centre, Court 4
29 July 2022, 09:00 UTC+1
^[5]

Zambia
0

		1	2
1	Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing Kalombo Mulenga / Ogar Siamupangila	21 6	21 3
2	Ng Tze Yong Chongo Mulenga	21 9	21 8
3	Goh Jin Wei Elizaberth Chipeleme	21 1	21 2
4	Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik Kalombo Mulenga / Chongo Mulenga	21 13	21 9
5	Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan Ogar Siamupangila / Elizaberth Chipeleme	21 3	21 5

South Africa
4

National Exhibition Centre, Court 4
29 July 2022, 19:00 UTC+1
^[6]

Zambia
1

		1	2	3
1	Jarred Elliot / Deidre Laurens Jordaan Chongo Mulenga / Ogar Siamupangila	21 13	21 10
2	Carden Kakora Kalombo Mulenga	17 21	21 15	21 12
3	Johanita Scholtz Elizaberth Chipeleme	21 3	21 9
4	Jarred Elliott / Robert Summers Chongo Mulenga / Kalombo Mulenga	17 21	21 16	13 21
5	Deidre Laurens Jordaan / Johanita Scholtz Elizaberth Chipeleme / Ogar Siamupangila	21 8	21 8

Jamaica
4

National Exhibition Centre, Court 3
30 July 2022, 14:00 UTC+1
^[7]

Zambia
1

		1	2
1	Joel Angus / Katherine Wynter Chongo Mulenga / Ogar Siamupangila	22 24	14 21
2	Samuel Ricketts Kalombo Mulenga	21 15	21 16
3	Tahlia Richardson Elizaberth Chipeleme	21 6	21 13
4	Joel Angus / Samuel Ricketts Chongo Mulenga / Kalombo Mulenga	21 17	21 19
5	Tahlia Richardson / Katherine Wynter Ogar Siamupangila / Elizaberth Chipeleme	21 12	21 9

Boxing

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

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Patrick Chinyemba	Men's Flyweight	—	Keama (PNG) W RSC	Winwood (AUS) W KO	Panghal (IND) L 0 - 5	Did not advance
Stephen Zimba	Men's Welterweight	Bye	McKeever (NIR) W RSC	Kibira (UGA) W 5 - 0	Tokas (IND) W 3 - 2	Croft (WAL) L 0 - 5
Margaret Tembo	Women's Minimumweight	—	—	Resztan (ENG) L 0 - 5	did not advance
Felistars Nkandu	Women's Lightweight	—	Bye	Broadhurst (NIR) L RSC	did not advance

Cycling

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

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Davies Kawemba	Men's road race	DNF
Obert Chembe	Men's road race	DNF

Mountain bike

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Davies Kawemba	Men's cross-country	LAP
Obert Chembe	Men's cross-country	LAP

Judo

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

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final/BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Simon Zulu	Men's -60 kg	Bye	Charles (TTO) W 10 - 00	Christodoulides (CYP) L 00 - 01	Did not advance	Rabbitt (WAL) W 10 - 00	Katz (AUS) L 00 - 10	5
Steven Mungandu	Men's -66 kg	—	Abdulla (TAN) W 10 - 00	Allan (SCO) L 00 - 10	Did not advance	Burns (NIR) L 00 - 01	Did not advance	7
Matthews Mwango	Men's -73 kg	—	Njie (GAM) L 00 - 10	did not advance				9
Rita Kabinda	Women's -57 kg	—	Tariyal (IND) L 01 - 10	did not advance				9
Taonga Soko	Women's -63 kg	—	James (NGR) L 00 - 10	did not advance				9

Para powerlifting

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

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Richard Lubanza	Men's lightweight	100.9	8

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

Team	Event	Preliminary Round				Quarterfinal / CQ	Semifinal / CS	Final / BM / CF
Team	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Zambia men's	Men's tournament	Fiji L 0 - 52	Wales L 5 - 38	Canada L 12 - 24	4	Tonga L 7 - 19	Sri Lanka L 14 - 27	—	=15

Men's tournament

Roster

Pool C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fiji	3	3	0	109	36	+73	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Canada	3	2	1	67	31	+36	7	Advance to Quarter-finals
3	Wales	3	1	2	62	74	−12	5	Advance to classification Quarter-finals
4	Zambia	3	0	3	17	114	−97	3	Advance to classification Quarter-finals

Source: Birmingham2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

29 July 2022
13:02

Fiji	52–0	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	38–5	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 9'	Report	Try: Kaushiku 9' m Con: Mwewa (0/1) Cards: Mukosa 11' Banda 13'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)

30 July 2022
12:40

Canada	24–12	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 7' Banda 8'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji

Classification Quarterfinals

30 July 2022
19:20

Tonga	19–7	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 6' Nkoma 14'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

13th-16th Semifinals

31 July 2022
10:52

Sri Lanka	27–14	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 7'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

Squash

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

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kundanji Kalengo	Men's singles	Sachvie (CAN) L 1 - 3	did not advance
Zulema Chisenga	Women's singles	Katse (BOT) L 0 - 3	did not advance

Swimming

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kumaren Naidu	50 m breaststroke	31.31	35	Did not advance
Zach Moyo	50 m breaststroke	32.78	37	Did not advance
Kumaren Naidu	100 m breaststroke	1:11.79	32	did not advance
Zach Moyo	100 m breaststroke	1:12.83	33	did not advance
Zach Moyo	200 m breaststroke	2:44.35	18	—		did not advance
Kumaren Naidu	50 m butterfly	27.39	48	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jade Phiri	50 m freestyle	28.16	47	did not advance
Tilka Paljk	50 m freestyle	27.94	39	did not advance
Tilka Paljk	50 m breaststroke	34.20	22	did not advance
Tilka Paljk	100 m breaststroke	1:15.26	19	Did not advance
Jade Phiri	50 m butterfly	29.15	31	did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kumaren Naidu Zach Moyo Jade Phiri Tilka Paljk	4×100 m medley relay	4:30.43	16	Did not advance

References

^ "Chef de Mission | Zambia". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "FLAG BEARER ANNOUNCEMENT". www.facebook.com/. National Olympic Committee of Zambia. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Munyika, Felix (2 July 2022). "TEAM ZAMBIA FOR B2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES ANNOUNCED". NOCZ. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "India handed easy draw in CWG mixed team event". The Hans India. PTI. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Group D – Malaysia vs. Zambia" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Group D – South Africa vs. Zambia" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Group D – Jamaica vs. Zambia" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Meet the latest addition to [...]". NOCZ (Facebook). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING THE [...]". NOCZ (Facebook). 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ Chewe, Mercy (26 April 2022). "Zambia Rugby Sevens Team qualify for Commonwealth Games". The Independent Observer. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

External links

Commonwealth Games Association of Zambia Official site

[1] "Chef de Mission | Zambia". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[2] "FLAG BEARER ANNOUNCEMENT". www.facebook.com/. National Olympic Committee of Zambia. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[os-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Munyika, Felix (2 July 2022). "TEAM ZAMBIA FOR B2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES ANNOUNCED". NOCZ. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[4] "India handed easy draw in CWG mixed team event". The Hans India. PTI. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[5] "Group D – Malaysia vs. Zambia" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[6] "Group D – South Africa vs. Zambia" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[7] "Group D – Jamaica vs. Zambia" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[8] "Meet the latest addition to [...]". NOCZ (Facebook). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[9] "JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING THE [...]". NOCZ (Facebook). 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[10] Chewe, Mercy (26 April 2022). "Zambia Rugby Sevens Team qualify for Commonwealth Games". The Independent Observer. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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