Malawi at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Malawi competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.^[2]

Malawi at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	MAW
CGA	Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi
in Glasgow, Scotland
Competitors	30 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Mataya Tsoyo[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1962)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Golden Gunde	200 m	22.39	63	Did not advance
	400 m	47.85	34	Did not advance
Kefasi Chitsala	1500 m	3:55.95	23	—		Did not advance
	5000 m	—				14:26.01	20
Chauncy Master	1500 m	3:46.59	22	—		Did not advance
	5000 m	—				14:11.61	19
Francis Khanje	Marathon	—				2:31:19	22

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Faith Labana	800 m	2:27.48	29	Did not advance
Tereza Master	Marathon	—				2:50:54	15

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Steven Thanki	Light welterweight	Pius (TAN) L 0 - 3	Did not advance
Chikondi Makawa	Middleweight	Bye	Olivier (MRI) L 0 - 3	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Mountain biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Missi Kathumba	Men's cross-country	DNS
Leonard Tsoyo	Men's cross-country	DNS

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Missi Kathumba	Road race	DNF
	Time trial	1:05:35.36	54
Leonard Tsoyo	Road race	DNF
	Time trial	1:05:07.13	53

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Emmanuel Ndawu	−66 kg	B Luzia (MOZ) L 0000-1100	Did not advance
Alfred Linguni	−81 kg	Bye	L Krieber-Gagnon (CAN) L 0000-1000	Did not advance

Netball

Main article: Netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Roster

• Jane Chimaliro
• Joanna Kachilika
• Tina Kamzati
• Mwai Kumwenda
• Takondwa Lwazi
• Beatrice Mpinganjira
• Caroline Mtukule
• Joyce Mvula
• Grace Mwafulirwa
• Loreen Ngwira
• Sindi Simtowe
• Towera Vikhumbo

Pool A

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
New Zealand	5	5	0	337	151	+186	10	Semi-finals
Jamaica	5	4	1	344	184	+160	8
Malawi	5	3	2	299	244	+55	6
Northern Ireland	5	2	3	211	286	−75	4
Scotland	5	1	4	165	268	−103	2
Saint Lucia	5	0	5	141	364	−223	0

Source: glasgow2014.com

24 July 2014 11:30 v t e	Report	Malawi	71 – 50	Northern Ireland		SECC Precinct Umpires: Gary Burgess (ENG) Rachael Ayre (AUS) Reserve umpire: Clare McCabe (AUS)
		Chimaliro  6/7 (86%) Kumwenda  44/47 (94%) Simtowe  21/21 (100%)		Lennon  20/21 (95%) McCullough  9/18 (50%) Somerville  21/26 (81%)

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25 July 2014 09:30 v t e	Report	New Zealand	50 – 47	Malawi		SECC Precinct Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS) Terrence Peart (JAM) Reserve umpire: Tracy Smith (ENG)
		Brown  8/14 (57%) Latu  30/31 (97%) Tutaia  12/15 (80%)		Kumwenda  38/39 (97%) Ngwira  0/1 (0%) Simtowe  9/11 (82%)

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26 July 2014 17:00 v t e	Report	Saint Lucia	28 – 69	Malawi		SECC Precinct Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS) Marie-Louw Van Der Merve (RSA) Reserve umpire: Yvonne Morgan (NZL)
		Altifois-Fenelon  2/3 (67%) Hippolyte  9/13 (69%) Laurencin  1/5 (20%) Maxwell  16/28 (57%)		Kumwenda  42/49 (86%) Mvula  12/14 (86%) Simtowe  15/19 (79%)

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28 July 2014 19:00 v t e	Report	Jamaica	81 – 50	Malawi		SECC Precinct Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS) Joshua Bowring (AUS) Reserve umpire: Jonathan Bredin (NZL)
		Aiken  24/27 (89%) Harwood  2/4 (50%) Reid  55/59 (93%)		Chimaliro  3/7 (43%) Kumwenda  31/33 (94%) Simtowe  16/25 (64%)

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29 July 2014 19:00 v t e	Report	Malawi	62 – 35	Scotland		SECC Precinct Umpires: Jonathan Bredin (NZL) Rachael Ayre (AUS) Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard (AUS)
		Kumwenda  40/18 (222%) Simtowe  22/25 (88%)		Gallagher  13/16 (81%) MacDonald  11/14 (79%) Pettitt  6/10 (60%) Sole  5/8 (63%)

5th place match

1 August 2014 11:45 v t e	Report	Malawi	53 – 45	South Africa		SECC Precinct Umpires: Ian Fuller (ENG) Joshua Bowring (AUS) Reserve umpire: Jonathan Bredin (NZL)
		Kumwenda  35/39 (90%) Simtowe  18/20 (90%)		Bootha  19/23 (83%) Holtzhausen  15/15 (100%) Potgieter  22/31 (71%)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kirstie Millar	50 m freestyle	29.50	52	Did not advance
Joyce Tafatatha		28.05	37	Did not advance
Kirstie Millar	100 m freestyle	1:06.03	41	Did not advance
Joyce Tafatatha	50 m backstroke	31.90	18	Did not advance
Joyce Tafatatha	50 m butterfly	29.59	30	Did not advance

Table Tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Singles

Athlete	Event	Group stage			Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Stewart Hara	Men's Singles	Ng'andu (ZAM) L 0 - 4	Jenkins (WAL) L 1 - 4	3	Did not advance
Abel Somba	Men's Singles	Shong (SVG) W 4 - 0	Yogarajah (MRI) L 1 - 4	2	Did not advance

Doubles

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Stewart Hara Abel Somba	Men's Doubles	Vanuatu (VAN) W 3 - 0	Nigeria (NGR) L 0 - 3	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Brito Mota	−56 kg	74	13	90	10	164	10
John Phiri	−69 kg	80	17	107	16	187	16

References

1. Butler, Nick; Osborne, Paul (23 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: The Opening Ceremony from Celtic Park". Insidethegames. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
2. "The Commonwealth Games Associations". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.