Malawi at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Malawi competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1]
| Malawi at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| CGF code | MAW |
| CGA | Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi |
| in Gold Coast, Australia | |
| Competitors | 19 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Joyce Mvula |
| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Netball athlete Joyce Mvula 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 (track and field) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Netball | N/A | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 7 | 12 | 19 |
Athletics
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dalitso Gunde | 400 m | 51.59 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Golden Gunde | 48.39 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Benedicto Makumba | 800 m | 1:57.22 | 9 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Chauncy Master | 5000 m | N/A | 14:50.25 | 15 | |||
| Grevazio Mpani | N/A | 14:30.66 | 13 | ||||
| Kefasi Chitsala | 10000 m | N/A | 29:21.68 | 12 | |||
| Happy Ndacha Mchenlenje | Marathon | N/A | 2:45:31 | 17 | |||
Netball
Malawi qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the INF World Rankings on July 1, 2017.[3][4][5]
- Roster
- Jane Chimaliro
- Martha Dambo
- Thandie Galleta
- Joanna Kachilika
- Bridget Kumwenda
- Mwai Kumwenda
- Takondwa Lwazi
- Caroline Mtukule
- Joyce Mvula
- Loreen Ngwira
- Sindi Simtowe
- Towera Vinkhumbo
- Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 202 | +140 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 292 | 235 | +57 | 6 | |
| 3 |  |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 287 | 248 | +39 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 4 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 277 | 284 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 |  |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 195 | 289 | −94 | 2 | |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 215 | 350 | −135 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2018. Source: GC2018
| 6 April 2018 18:30 |
Report | Malawi | 49–74 | |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Marc Henning Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe | |
Kumwenda  Mvula Chimaliro Simtowe |
Harten Housby Corbin Haythornthwaite |
| 7 April 2018 13:00 |
Report | Uganda | 54–52 | |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin | |
| Proscovia Nanyonga |
Kumwenda Chimaliro Simtow |
| 8 April 2018 18:30 |
Report | Malawi | 57–53 | |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince | |
| Kumwenda Chimaliro |
Folau Selby-Rickit Mes Ekenasio |
| 10 April 2018 15:00 |
Report | Scotland | 50–51 | |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jono Bredin Lisa McPhail Reserve umpire: Kristie Simpson | |
| Goodwin Gallagher |
Kumwenda Chimaliro |
| 11 April 2018 19:00 |
Report | Malawi | 68–53 | |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon | |
| Kumwenda Chimaliro Simtowe |
Lewis Llewlyn Moseley |
- Seventh place match
| 12 April 2018 14:00 |
Report | Malawi | 60–52 |  |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kristie Simpson Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin | |
| Kumwenda Chimaliro Mvula |
L. Bowman K. Bowman Lennon McCullough |
References
- "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Faiti, Osma (17 March 2018). "Joyce Mvula named Malawi's flag bearer at Commonwealth Games". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- Pavitt, Michael (25 July 2017). "Uganda to make Commonwealth Games netball debut at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- Dakin, Rebecca (24 July 2017). "Competing nations announced for GC2018 Netball Competition". www.mygc.com.au/. myGC. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "International Netball Federation: 2018 Commonwealth Games". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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