Zambia at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
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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)

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.

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

Competitors

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

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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

Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
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 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
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

Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – 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

Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Zambia will compete in Lawn bowls.[3]

Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
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

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Men's tournament

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

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 yellow card 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

Main article: Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Zambia participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Individual
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
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 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
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

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Kennedy Katungu Men's singles  McCreery (NIR)
L 0 - 4 		 Wing (FIJ)
W 4 - 1 		2 did not advance

See also

References

  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.
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