Zambia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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.

Zambia at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeZAM
CGANational Olympic Committee of Zambia
Websitenocz.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
 Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1962)

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

Competitors edit

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 1 3
Badminton 2 2 4
Boxing 5 0 5
Lawn bowls 0 5 5
Rugby sevens 12 0 12
Squash 2 0 2
Swimming 3 1 4
Table tennis 1 0 1
Total 27 9 36

Athletics edit

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sydney Siame 200 m 20.65 2 Q 20.51 3 q 20.62 5
Daniel Mbewe 400 m 46.45 3 Q 46.77 6 did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Quincy Malekani 400 m 52.40 4 Q 54.36 7 did not advance

Badminton edit

Zambia participated with four athletes (two men and two women)

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
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Score
Rank
Chongo Mulenga Men's singles   Benjamin Li (IOM)
L 0 - 2
did not advance
Kalombo Mulenga   Alexander Hutchings (JER)
W 2 - 0
  Dakeil Thorpe (BAR)
W 2 - 0
  Rajiv Ouseph (ENG)
L 0 - 2
did not advance
Everlyn Siamupangila Women's singles   Kimberley Clague (IOM)
L 0 - 2
did not advance
Ogar Siamupangila   Stella Koteikai Amasah (GHA)
W 2 - 0
  Jessica Li (IOM)
L 0 - 2
did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
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Score
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Score
Rank
Chongo Mulenga
Kalombo Mulenga
Men's doubles   Sachin Dias (SRI)
  Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI)
L 0 - 2
did not advance
Everlyn Siamupangila
Ogar Siamupangila
Women's doubles   Chow Mei Kuan (MAS)
  Vivian Hoo (MAS)
L 0 - 2
did not advance
Ogar Siamupangila
Kalombo Mulenga
Mixed doubles Bye   Ty Alexander Lindeman (CAN)
  Brittney Tam (CAN)
L 0 - 2
did not advance
Everlyn Siamupangila
Chongo Mulenga
  Prakash Vijayanath (RSA)
  Johanita Scholtz (RSA)
L 0 - 2
did not advance
Mixed team
Roster
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Singapore 3 3 0 15 0 +15 30 0 +30 630 308 +322 3 Knockout stage
2   Mauritius 3 2 1 10 5 +5 20 13 +7 603 542 +61 2
3   Jamaica 3 1 2 5 10 −5 13 23 −10 540 675 −135 1
4   Zambia 3 0 3 0 15 −15 3 30 −27 435 683 −248 0
Source: GC2018

Boxing edit

Zambia participated with a team of 5 athletes (5 men).

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Everisto Mulenga −56 kg   Manjwango (TAN)
W 5-0
  Mohammed (IND)
L 0-5
did not advance
Emmanuel Ngoma −60 kg   Steven (KIR)
W 5–0
  McGivern (NIR)
L RSC
did not advance
Nkumbu Silungwe −64 kg Bye   Edwards (WAL)
W 5 - 0
  Blumenfeld (CAN)
L 0 - 5
did not advance
Benny Muziyo −75 kg Bye   Cooke (DMA)
W KO
  Yadav (IND)
L 0 - 5
did not advance
Mbachi Kaonga −81 kg   Abaka (KEN)
W 4 - 1
  Waterman (AUS)
L 1 - 4
did not advance

Lawn bowls edit

Zambia will compete in Lawn bowls.[3]

Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
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Rank Opposition
Score
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Score
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Score
Rank
Getrude Siame Singles   Beattie (NIR)
L 14 - 21
  Kioa (TGA)
L 10 - 21
  Murphy (AUS)
L 3 - 21
  Piketh (RSA)
L 9 - 21
5 did not advance
Foster Banda
Eddah Mpezeni
Pairs   Australia
L 5 - 24
  Papua New Guinea
W 18 - 13
  England
L 5 - 30
  Malta
L 12 - 24
  Niue
W 24 - 10
4 did not advance
Sophia Matipa
Mildred Mkandawire
Getrude Siame
Triples   New Zealand
L 12 - 24
  Jersey
L 12 - 26
  Wales
L 20 - 23
  Namibia
L 9 - 19
5 did not advance
Foster Banda
Sophia Matipa
Mildred Mkandawire
Eddah Mpezeni
Fours   South Africa
L 10 - 17
  Jersey
W 22 - 9
  New Zealand
L 8 - 21
  Norfolk Island
W 17 - 9
3 did not advance

Rugby sevens edit

Men's tournament edit

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
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 3 3 0 0 127 14 +113 9 Semi-finals
2   Kenya 3 2 0 1 80 50 +30 7 Classification semi-finals
3   Canada 3 1 0 2 64 59 +5 5
4   Zambia 3 0 0 3 0 148 −148 3
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  54–0  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  47–0  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   8' to 10'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
14 April 2018
20:27
Kenya  47–0  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 edit

Zambia participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Individual
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
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Score
Rank
Manda Chilambwe Men's singles   Malhotra (IND)
L 0 - 3
did not advance
Kelvin Ndhlovu   Navas (GIB)
W 3 - 0
  Coll (NZL)
L 0 - 3
did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
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Score
Rank Opposition
Score
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Score
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Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Manda Chilambwe
Kelvin Ndhlovu
Men's doubles   Clyne /
Lobban (SCO)
L 0 - 2
  Khalil /
Seth (GUY)
L 1 - 2
3 did not advance

Swimming edit

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

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alexandros Axiotis 50 m backstroke 28.77 15 Q 28.57 15 did not advance
Alexandros Axiotis 50 m breaststroke 30.10 22 did not advance
Ralph Goveia DNS did not advance
Moonakala Kumaren 31.36 28 did not advance
Alexandros Axiotis 100 m breaststroke 1:06.49 18 did not advance
Ralph Goveia 50 m butterfly 24.62 15 Q 24.49 14 did not advance
Moonakala Kumaren 27.96 49 did not advance
Ralph Goveia 100 m butterfly 54.58 12 Q 54.10 10 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tilka Paljk 50 m freestyle 27.47 22 did not advance
50 m breaststroke 32.16 14 Q 32.05 13 did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:12.01 21 did not advance

Table tennis edit

Zambia participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

Singles
Athletes Event Group Stage Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
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Score
Rank Opposition
Score
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Kennedy Katungu Men's singles   McCreery (NIR)
L 0 - 4
  Wing (FIJ)
W 4 - 1
2 did not advance

See also edit

References edit

  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.