Zambia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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.

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 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
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 2026 2030
Other related appearances
Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1962)

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

Medalists

Main article: 2022 Commonwealth Games medal table

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

Main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Muzala Samukonga	400 m	44.89	1 Q	46.06	2 Q	44.66
Kennedy Luchembe		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
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rhoda Njobvu	100 m	11.57	5	Did not advance
	200 m	23.85	2 Q	23.72	4	Did not advance
Niddy Mingilishi	400 m	54.30	7	Did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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
		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		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		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
		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		Bye	Hee & Tan (SGP) L (6–21, 4–21)	Did not advance

Mixed team

Main article: Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		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

• Ogar Siamupangila
• Elizaberth Chipeleme
• Chongo Mulenga
• Kalombo Mulenga

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
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 3 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 3 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

Main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		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

Main article: Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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		DNF

Mountain bike

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

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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
		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

Main articles: Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

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

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

Rugby sevens

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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
		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

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

Roster

• Israel Kalumba (c)
• Edmond Hamayuwa
• Laston Mukosa
• Davy Chimbukulu
• Larry Kaushiku
• Elisha Bwalya
• Mike Masabo
• Brian Mbalwe
• Rodgers Mukupa
• Alex Mwewa
• Chisanga Nkoma
• Michello Sheleni
• Melvin Banda

Pool C

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

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

Main article: Squash at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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
		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

Main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kumaren Naidu	50 m breaststroke	31.31	35	Did not advance
Zach Moyo		32.78	37	Did not advance
Kumaren Naidu	100 m breaststroke	1:11.79	32	did not advance
Zach Moyo		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
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jade Phiri	50 m freestyle	28.16	47	did not advance
Tilka Paljk		27.94	39	did not advance
Tilka Paljk	50 m breaststroke	34.20	22	did not advance
	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
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kumaren Naidu Zach Moyo Jade Phiri Tilka Paljk	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:30.43	16	Did not advance