Malawi at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
| 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) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1962) | |
Malawi competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1]
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 | — | 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 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Chauncy Master | 5000 m | — | 14:50.25 | 15 | |||
| Grevazio Mpani | — | 14:30.66 | 13 | ||||
| Kefasi Chitsala | 10000 m | — | 29:21.68 | 12 | |||
| Happy Ndacha Mchenlenje | Marathon | — | 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
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- Seventh place match
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See also
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.