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 codeMAW
CGAOlympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi
in Gold Coast, Australia
Competitors19 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Joyce Mvula
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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) 707
Netball N/A1212
Total71219

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]

Malawi national netball team – 2018 Commonwealth Games roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.NameAge - DOBHt.ClubClub nat.
Chimaliro, Jane - Civonets
Dambo, Martha - Thunder Queens
Galleta, Thandie - Thunder Queens
Kachilika, Joanna (C) - Thunder Queens
Kumwenda, Bridget - Kukoma Diamonds
Kumwenda, Mwai - Melbourne Vixens
Lwazi, Takondwa - Blue Eagles Sisters
Mtukule, Caroline - Kukoma Diamonds
Mvula, Joyce - Manchester Thunder
Ngwira, Loreen - Team Northumbria
Simtowe, Sindi - Tigresses
Vinkhumbo, Towera - Kukoma Diamonds
Head coach

Whyte Mulilima



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club
  • Injured
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
6  Wales 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 4974 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 5452 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 5753 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 5051 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 6853 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 6052 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%)

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "International Netball Federation: 2018 Commonwealth Games". Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  6. "Participants: Australia: Netball". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. "Kukoma Diamonds players dominate Malawi Queens call up ahead Commonwealth games". Maravi Post. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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