# Zambia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Zambia competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It was Zambia's fifteenth appearance at the Games.
Muzala Samukonga and Margret Tembo were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Muzala Samukonga | Athletics | Men's 400 metres | 7 August |
| Silver | Stephen Zimba | Boxing | Men's welterweight | 7 August |
| Bronze | Patrick Chinyemba | Boxing | Men's flyweight | 6 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Judo | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Para powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rugby sevens | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Squash | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 41 |

## Athletics

A squad of six athletes was confirmed as of 2 July 2022.

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Muzala Samukonga | 400 m | 44.89 | 1 Q | 46.06 | 2 Q | 44.66 | |
| Kennedy Luchembe | 400 m | 46.74 | 3 Q | 47.22 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patrick Nyambe Kennedy Luchembe David Mulenga Muzala Samukonga | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.02 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:04.76 | 5 |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rhoda Njobvu | 100 m | 11.57 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rhoda Njobvu | 200 m | 23.85 | 2 Q | 23.72 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Niddy Mingilishi | 400 m | 54.30 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

As of 1 June 2022, Zambia qualified for the mixed team event via the BWF World Rankings.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Chongo Mulenga | Men's singles | Bhatti (PAK) L (6–21, 19–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kalombo Mulenga | Men's singles | Zaki (MDV) W (21–16, 21–8) | Kasirye (UGA) W (21–19, 14–21, 21–14) | Paul (MRI) (9–21, 11–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elizaberth Chipeleme | Women's singles | Li (IOM) L (15–21, 8–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ogar Siamupangila | Women's singles | Kobugabe (UGA) L (9–21, 8–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kalombo Mulenga Chongo Mulenga | Men's doubles | — | Abdul-Samad & Alphous (GHA) W (21–8, 21–7) | Kasirye & Wanagaliya (UGA) L (15–21, 15–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ogar Siamupangila Elizaberth Chipeleme | Women's doubles | — | Bodha & Dookhee (MRI) L (9–21, 7–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chongo Mulenga Elizaberth Chipeleme | Mixed doubles | Alphous & Nantuo (GHA) L (19–21, 16–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kalombo Mulenga Ogar Siamupangila | Mixed doubles | Bye | Hee & Tan (SGP) L (6–21, 4–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Zambia | Mixed team | Malaysia L 0–5 | South Africa L 1–4 | Jamaica L 1–4 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Squad

* Ogar Siamupangila
* Elizaberth Chipeleme
* Chongo Mulenga
* Kalombo Mulenga

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 630 | 228 | +402 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 509 | 540 | −31 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 457 | 546 | −89 | 1 | |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 368 | 650 | −282 | 0 | |

## Boxing

A squad of four boxers was confirmed as of 2 July 2022.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Patrick Chinyemba | Men's Flyweight | — | Keama (PNG) W RSC | Winwood (AUS) W KO | Panghal (IND) L 0 - 5 | Did not advance | |
| Stephen Zimba | Men's Welterweight | Bye | McKeever (NIR) W RSC | Kibira (UGA) W 5 - 0 | Tokas (IND) W 3 - 2 | Croft (WAL) L 0 - 5 | |
| Margaret Tembo | Women's Minimumweight | — | — | Resztan (ENG) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Felistars Nkandu | Women's Lightweight | — | Bye | Broadhurst (NIR) L RSC | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

A squad of two cyclists was confirmed as of 2 July 2022.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Davies Kawemba | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Obert Chembe | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |

### Mountain bike

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Davies Kawemba | Men's cross-country | LAP | LAP |
| Obert Chembe | Men's cross-country | LAP | LAP |

## Judo

A squad of five judoka was confirmed as of 2 July 2022.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | Final/BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Simon Zulu | Men's -60 kg | Bye | Charles (TTO) W 10 - 00 | Christodoulides (CYP) L 00 - 01 | Did not advance | Rabbitt (WAL) W 10 - 00 | Katz (AUS) L 00 - 10 | 5 |
| Steven Mungandu | Men's -66 kg | — | Abdulla (TAN) W 10 - 00 | Allan (SCO) L 00 - 10 | Did not advance | Burns (NIR) L 00 - 01 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Matthews Mwango | Men's -73 kg | — | Njie (GAM) L 00 - 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Rita Kabinda | Women's -57 kg | — | Tariyal (IND) L 01 - 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Taonga Soko | Women's -63 kg | — | James (NGR) L 00 - 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |

## Para powerlifting

As of 23 May 2022, Zambia qualified one powerlifter.
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Richard Lubanza | Men's lightweight | 100.9 | 8 |

## Rugby sevens

As of 24 April 2022, Zambia qualified for the men's tournament. This was achieved through their position in the 2022 Africa Men's Sevens.
The thirteen-man roster was officially named as of 2 July 2022.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Quarterfinal / CQ | Semifinal / CS | Final / BM / CF | Final / BM / CF |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Zambia men's | Men's tournament | Fiji L 0 - 52 | Wales L 5 - 38 | Canada L 12 - 24 | 4 | Tonga L 7 - 19 | Sri Lanka L 14 - 27 | — | =15 |

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

* Israel Kalumba (c)
* Edmond Hamayuwa
* Laston Mukosa
* Davy Chimbukulu
* Larry Kaushiku
* Elisha Bwalya
* Mike Masabo
* Brian Mbalwe
* Rodgers Mukupa
* Alex Mwewa
* Chisanga Nkoma
* Michello Sheleni
* Melvin Banda
Pool C
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 36 | +73 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 7 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 74 | −12 | 5 | Advance to classification Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 114 | −97 | 3 | Advance to classification Quarter-finals |
* 29 July 2022 13:02
| Fiji | 52–0 | Zambia |
| Try: Mocenacagi 2' c Nacuqu 3' c Mocenacagi 5' m Canakaivata 7' c Tuimaba 8' c Naduvalo (2) 11' m, 14' c Kunatani 13' c Con: Nacuqu (4/4) 2', 4', 7', 8' Rasaku (0/1) Sauturaga (2/3) 13', 14' | Report | |
* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
* 29 July 2022 21:10
| Wales | 38–5 | Zambia |
| Try: C. Williams 1' c Swannack 2' c Sieniawski 5' c Treharne 11' m Carson 13' c Smith 14' m Con: Treharne (3/3) 1', 3', 6' T. Williams (1/3) 13' Cards: C. Williams 9' | Report | Try: Kaushiku 9' m Con: Mwewa (0/1) Cards: Mukosa 11' Banda 13' |
* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)
* 30 July 2022 12:40
| Canada | 24–12 | Zambia |
| Try: Morra 3' m Morra 7' c Bowen 8' c Allen 12' m Con: Coats (2/3) 7', 9' Webster (0/1) | Report | Try: Banda 2' m Kaushiku 5' c Con: Mukosa (0/1) Mwewa (1/1) 5' Cards: Bwalya 7' Banda 8' |
* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji

#### Classification Quarterfinals

* 30 July 2022 19:20
| Tonga | 19–7 | Zambia |
| Try: Tongotea 6' c Fualalo 8' m Sunia 8' c Con: Pakalani (2/3) 7', 9' | Report | Try: Mukosa 11' c Con: Mbalwe (1/1) 12' Cards: Bwalya 6' Nkoma 14' |
* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Adam Leal (England)

#### 13th-16th Semifinals

* 31 July 2022 10:52
| Sri Lanka | 27–14 | Zambia |
| Try: N. Ratwatte (2) 3' m, 8' m Chandradas 7' m Kudachchige 10' m A. Ratwatte 13' c Con: N. Ratwatte (0/1) A. Ratwatte (0/1) Hapugoda (1/3) 13' | Report | Try: Mwewa 5' c Chimbukulu 12' c Con: Mukosa (1/1) 5' Mbalwe (1/1) 12' Cards: Bwalya 7' |
* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

## Squash

A squad of two players was confirmed as of 2 July 2022.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kundanji Kalengo | Men's singles | Sachvie (CAN) L 1 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zulema Chisenga | Women's singles | Katse (BOT) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

A squad of four swimmers was confirmed as of 2 July 2022.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kumaren Naidu | 50 m breaststroke | 31.31 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zach Moyo | 50 m breaststroke | 32.78 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kumaren Naidu | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.79 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zach Moyo | 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.83 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zach Moyo | 200 m breaststroke | 2:44.35 | 18 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kumaren Naidu | 50 m butterfly | 27.39 | 48 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jade Phiri | 50 m freestyle | 28.16 | 47 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tilka Paljk | 50 m freestyle | 27.94 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tilka Paljk | 50 m breaststroke | 34.20 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tilka Paljk | 100 m breaststroke | 1:15.26 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jade Phiri | 50 m butterfly | 29.15 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kumaren Naidu Zach Moyo Jade Phiri Tilka Paljk | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:30.43 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |