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Eswatini at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Eswatini at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeSWZ
CGAEswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
WebsiteEOCGA Facebook site
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors11 (9 men and 2 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Sibusiso Matsenjwa
Hayley Hoy
Flag bearers (closing)Thabiso Dlamini
Bongiwe Mahlalela
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Eswatini competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.[1] It was Eswatini's fourteenth appearance at the Games, and the first since its previous appearances as Swaziland.

Track athlete Sibusiso Matsenjwa and swimmer Hayley Hoy were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony, while boxer Thabiso Dlamini and track athlete Bongiwe Mahlalela served as the closing ceremony flagbearers.[2]

Competitors

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Eswatini sent a contingent of 11 competitors to the Games.[3]

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 4 1 5
Boxing 2 0 2
Cycling 2 0 2
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 9 2 11

Athletics

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A squad of five athletes took part in the competition.[4][5]

Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ayanda Malaza 100 m DNF did not advance
Lwazi Msibi 10.83 5 did not advance
Benele Dlamini 200 m 22.17 5 did not advance
Sibusiso Matsenjwa 20.79 2 Q 20.81 3 q 20.92 7
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Bongiwe Mahlalela 100 m 12.05 6 did not advance
200 m 25.31 4 did not advance

Boxing

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A squad of two boxers took part in the competition.[4][5]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zweli Dlamini Featherweight  Gallagher (NIR)
L 0 - 5
did not advance
Thabiso Dlamini Light middleweight Bye  Stanley (NZL)
L RSC
did not advance

Cycling

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A squad of two cyclists took part in the competition.[4][5]

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Kwanele Jele Road race DNF
Muzi Shabangu DNF

Swimming

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A squad of two swimmers took part in the competition.[4][5]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Simanga Dlamini Men's 50 m freestyle 27.47 66 did not advance
Men's 50 m butterfly 28.98 50 did not advance
Men's 100 m butterfly 1:04.99 46 did not advance
Hayley Hoy Women's 50 m freestyle 29.98 60 did not advance
Women's 50 m butterfly 31.32 45 did not advance
Women's 100 m butterfly 1:12.21 34 did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Chef de Mission | Eswatini". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "4 flag bearers in Commonwealth Games". Times of Swaziland. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ Jele, Sanele (11 March 2022). "ZAKHELE TO LEAD COMMONWEALTH SQUAD". Times of Swaziland. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "The EOCGA executive met yesterday [...]". EOCGA (Facebook). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Xuba, Jongile (19 May 2022). "COMMONWEALTH BOUND TEAM REVEALED". Eswatini Observer. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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