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 | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | MAW |
| CGA | Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi |
| in Gold Coast, Australia | |
| Competitors | 19 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Joyce Mvula |
| Medals |
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| 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]
The following is the Malawi roster in the netball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6][7]
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- Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 202 | +140 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 292 | 235 | +57 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Uganda |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 287 | 248 | +39 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 4 | Malawi |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 277 | 284 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Scotland |
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 | England |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Marc Henning Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe | |
Kumwenda  31/33 (94%)Mvula 10/11 (91%)Chimaliro 7/7 (100%)Simtowe 1/3 (33%) |
Harten 48/54 (89%) Housby 14/18 (78%)Corbin 6/7 (86%)Haythornthwaite 6/7 (86%) |
| 7 April 2018 13:00 |
Report | Uganda | 54–52 | Malawi |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin | |
| Proscovia 35/38 (92%) Nanyonga 19/21 (90%) |
Kumwenda 43/47 (91%) Chimaliro 8/10 (80%)Simtow 1/1 (100%) |
| 8 April 2018 18:30 |
Report | Malawi | 57–53 | New Zealand |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince | |
| Kumwenda 41/46 (89%) Chimaliro 16/20 (80%) |
Folau 31/39 (79%) Selby-Rickit 15/17 (88%)Mes 7/12 (58%)Ekenasio 0/2 (0%) |
| 10 April 2018 15:00 |
Report | Scotland | 50–51 | Malawi |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jono Bredin Lisa McPhail Reserve umpire: Kristie Simpson | |
| Goodwin 38/42 (90%) Gallagher 12/15 (80%) |
Kumwenda 44/47 (94%) Chimaliro 7/8 (88%) |
| 11 April 2018 19:00 |
Report | Malawi | 68–53 | Wales |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon | |
| Kumwenda 47/50 (94%) Chimaliro 18/18 (100%)Simtowe 3/4 (75%) |
Lewis 41/53 (77%) Llewlyn 9/10 (90%)Moseley 3/5 (60%) |
- Seventh place match
| 12 April 2018 14:00 |
Report | Malawi | 60–52 |  Northern Ireland |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kristie Simpson Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin | |
| Kumwenda 48/51 (94%) Chimaliro 8/10 (80%)Mvula 4/7 (57%) |
L. Bowman 33/38 (87%) K. Bowman 9/11 (82%)Lennon 6/9 (67%)McCullough 4/7 (57%) |
References
- "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.
- Faiti, Osma (17 March 2018). "Joyce Mvula named Malawi's flag bearer at Commonwealth Games". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- Pavitt, Michael (25 July 2017). "Uganda to make Commonwealth Games netball debut at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- Dakin, Rebecca (24 July 2017). "Competing nations announced for GC2018 Netball Competition". www.mygc.com.au/. myGC. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "International Netball Federation: 2018 Commonwealth Games". Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Participants: Australia: Netball". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Kukoma Diamonds players dominate Malawi Queens call up ahead Commonwealth games". Maravi Post. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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