Eswatini at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Eswatini at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Eswatini
CGF code	SWZ
CGA	Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Website	EOCGA Facebook site
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors	11 (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)
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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

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

Main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Main article: Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Road

Men

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

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

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. "The EOCGA executive met yesterday [...]". EOCGA (Facebook). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
5. Xuba, Jongile (19 May 2022). "COMMONWEALTH BOUND TEAM REVEALED". Eswatini Observer. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

External links

• EOCGA Facebook site