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The Gambia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

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Modou Gamo and Wurrie Njadoe were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[2]

On 2 August, judoka Faye Njie won the country's first Commonwealth Games silver medal and second Commonwealth medal ever (the first being a bronze medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games).[3]

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Medalists

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Competitors

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

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Athletics

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Track and road events
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On 28 March 2022, The Gambia guaranteed qualification for the men's tournament by winning the African Qualifier in Accra, Ghana.[4] The FIVB later confirmed they ultimately qualified directly via the World Rankings (for performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022).[5]

Two players were selected as of 24 May 2022.[6]

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Men's tournament

Group A

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31 July 2022
19:00
 JawoJarra (GAM) 2–0  HodgeSeabrookes (SKN) Smithfield
(21–14, 21–7)
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2 August 2022
19:00
 JawoJarra (GAM) 2–1  YapaRashmika (SRI) Smithfield
(21–14, 19–21, 15–9)
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4 August 2022
14:30
 DearingSchachter (CAN) 2–1  JawoJarra (GAM) Smithfield
(17–21, 21–19, 15–12)
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Quarterfinals
5 August 2022
16:30
 BelloBello (ENG) 2–1  JawoJarra (GAM) Smithfield
(21–16, 20–22, 15–12)
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Boxing

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Judo

Two judoka were selected as of 24 May 2022.[7]

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Para powerlifting

As of 4 May 2022, The Gambia qualified one powerlifter.[8]

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Swimming

Men
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