# Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Uganda competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Netball player Peace Proscovia was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei | Athletics | Men's 5000m | April 8 |
| Gold | Stella Chesang | Athletics | Women's 10000m | April 9 |
| Gold | Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei | Athletics | Men's 10000 m | April 13 |
| Silver | Munyo Mutai | Athletics | Men's marathon | April 15 |
| Bronze | Mercyline Chelangat | Athletics | Women's 10000m | April 9 |
| Bronze | Juma Miiro | Boxing | Men's −49 kg | April 14 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Netball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Squash | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 41 | 28 | 69 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Pius Adome | 100 m | 10.70 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pius Adome | 200 m | 21.39 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alli Ngaimoko | 400 m | 50.35 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leonard Opiny | 400 m | 47.32 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ronald Musagala | 1500 m | 3:48.62 | 6 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Thomas Ayeko | 5000 m | — | 13:54.78 | 4 |
| Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei | 5000 m | — | 13:50.83 | |
| Phillip Kipyego | 5000 m | — | 13:59.59 | 6 |
| Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei | 10000 m | — | 27:19.62 | |
| Jacob Kiplimo | 10000 m | — | 27:30.25 | 4 |
| Timothy Toroitich | 10000 m | — | 27:47.35 | 7 |
| Albert Chemutai | 3000 m steeplechase | — | 8:19.89 | 5 |
| Robert Chemonges | Marathon | — | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Alex Chesakit | Marathon | — | 2:23:06 | 7 |
| Munyo Solomon Mutai | Marathon | — | 2:19:02 | |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Scovia Ayikoru | 100 m | 11.86 | 4 q | 11.99 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Scovia Ayikoru | 400 m | 54.65 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emily Nanziri | 400 m | 54.10 | 4 Q | 54.10 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leni Shida | 400 m | 52.79 | 4 Q | 54.50 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Docus Ajok | 800 m | 2:00.53 | 4 q | — | 2:01.22 | 6 |
| Halima Nakaayi | 800 m | 2:01.69 | 5 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Winnie Nanyondo | 800 m | 2:00.69 | 2 Q | — | 2:00.36 | 4 |
| Winnie Nanyondo | 1500 m | 4:08.49 | 2 Q | — | 4:06.05 | 10 |
| Juliet Chekwel | 5000 m | — | 15:30.17 | 4 |
| Mercyline Chelangat | 5000 m | — | 15:50.01 | 11 |
| Juliet Chekwel | 10000 m | — | 31:57.97 | 7 |
| Mercyline Chelangat | 10000 m | — | 31:48.41 | |
| Stella Chesang | 10000 m | — | 31:45.30 | |
| Scovia Ayikoru Halima Nakaayi Emily Nanziri Leni Shida | 4 × 400 m | — | 3:35.03 | 8 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Josephine Lalam | Javelin throw | 48.92 | 8 |

## Badminton

Uganda participated with four athletes (two men and two women)

### 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 |
| Edwin Ekiring | Men's singles | Coetzer (RSA) W 2 - 0 | Ouseph (ENG) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Kasirye | Men's singles | Clark (FAI) W 2 - 0 | Bonkowsky (TTO) W 2 - 1 | Lee (MAS) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bridget Bangi | Women's singles | Bye | Yeo (SGP) L W/O | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aisha Nakiyemba | Women's singles | Bye | Wynter (JAM) L 0 - 2 | 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 |
| Edwin Ekiring Brian Kasirye | Men's doubles | — | Bignell / Hutchings (JER) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bridget Bangi Aisha Nakiyemba | Women's doubles | — | Allet / Chan-Lam (MRI) L W/O | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bridget Bangi Edwin Ekiring | Mixed doubles | Dias / Hendahewa (SRI) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aisha Nakiyemba Brian Kasirye | Mixed doubles | Molia / Gibson (FIJ) L 1 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Roster

* Bridget Bangi
* Edwin Ekiring
* Brian Kasirye
* Aisha Nakiyemba

### Pool C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 630 | 345 | +285 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 576 | 472 | +104 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 410 | 592 | −182 | 1 | |
| 4 | Uganda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 406 | 613 | −207 | 0 | |

## Boxing

Uganda participated with a team of 5 athletes (5 men).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Juma Miiro | −49 kg | — | Bye | Shaffi Hassan (KEN) W 3 - 2 | Amit Panghal (IND) L 0 - 5 | Did not advance | |
| Bashir Nasir | −56 kg | — | Zweli Dlamini (SWZ) L 1 - 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kavuma Ssemujju | −64 kg | Luke McCormack (ENG) L 0−5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Musa Bwogi | −69 kg | bye | Merven Clair (MRI) W 3 - 2 | Pat McCormack (ENG) L 0 - 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Regarn Simbwa | −81 kg | — | Lukmon Lawal (NGR) W 4 - 1 | Sammy Lee (WAL) L 1 - 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

Uganda participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Charles Kagimu | Road race | 3:57:58 | 20 |
| Charles Kagimu | Time trial | 55:38.87 | 32 |
| Viena Ssekanga | Road race | DNF | DNF |

## Netball

Uganda 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. The country will be making its Commonwealth Games debut in the sport.

### Roster

The following is the Uganda roster in the netball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Uganda | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 287 | 248 | +39 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 4 | Malawi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 277 | 284 | −7 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 195 | 289 | −94 | 2 | Classification matches |
| 6 | Wales | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 215 | 350 | −135 | 0 | Classification matches |
| 5 April 2018 18:30 vte | Report | New Zealand | 64–51 | Uganda | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Helen George Kate Stephenson Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess |
| 5 April 2018 18:30 vte | Report | Folau 22/22 (100%) Ekenasio 19/26 (73%) Selby-Rickit 13/14 (93%) Mes 10/17 (59%) | | Proscovia 37/42 (88%) Nanyonga 14/16 (88%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Helen George Kate Stephenson Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess |
| 7 April 2018 13:00 vte | Report | Uganda | 54–52 | Malawi | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin |
| 7 April 2018 13:00 vte | Report | Proscovia 35/38 (92%) Nanyonga 19/21 (90%) | | Kumwenda 43/47 (91%) Chimaliro 8/10 (80%) Simtow 1/1 (100%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin |
| 8 April 2018 15:00 vte | Report | England | 55–49 | Uganda | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Michelle Phippard Marc Henning Reserve umpire: Helen George |
| 8 April 2018 15:00 vte | Report | Housby 30/34 (88%) Harten 11/11 (100%) Corbin 7/10 (70%) Haythornthwaite 7/7 (100%) | | Proscovia 23/26 (88%) Nanyonga 22/27 (81%) Nakabuye 4/4 (100%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Michelle Phippard Marc Henning Reserve umpire: Helen George |
| 10 April 2018 20:30 vte | Report | Wales | 40–76 | Uganda | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Marc Henning Joshua Bowring Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush |
| 10 April 2018 20:30 vte | Report | Lewis 34/42 (81%) Rowe 6/7 (86%) Llewelyn 0/1 (0%) | | Proscovia 56/63 (89%) Nanyonga 20/24 (83%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Marc Henning Joshua Bowring Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush |
| 11 April 2018 16:00 vte | Report | Uganda | 57–37 | Scotland | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Helen George Angela Armstrong-Lush Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince |
| 11 April 2018 16:00 vte | Report | Proscovia 32/34 (94%) Nanyonga 25/30 (83%) | | Gallagher 19/21 (90%) Goodwin 16/25 (64%) McCall 2/8 (25%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Helen George Angela Armstrong-Lush Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince |

### Fifth place match

| 12 April 2018 09:00 vte | Report | South Africa | 53–42 | Uganda | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jackie Mizon Joshua Bowring Reserve umpire: Marc Henning |
| 12 April 2018 09:00 vte | Report | Venter 42/46 (91%) Holtzhausen 11/12 (92%) | | Oyella 22/25 (88%) Proscovia 19/19 (100%) Nanyonga 1/4 (25%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jackie Mizon Joshua Bowring Reserve umpire: Marc Henning |

## Rugby sevens
### Men's tournament

Uganda qualified a men's rugby sevens team of 12 athletes, by winning the 2017 Africa Cup Sevens.

#### Roster

* Desire Ayera
* Joseph Jadwong
* Adrian Kasito
* Timothy Kisiga
* Ivan Magomu
* James Odongo
* Aaron Ofoyrwoth
* Pius Ogena
* Solomon Okia
* Micheal Okorach
* Lawrence Ssebuliba
* Philip Wokorach

#### Pool D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 22 | +116 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 38 | +52 | 7 | Classification semi-finals |
| 3 | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 95 | −57 | 5 | |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 138 | −111 | 3 | |
* 14 April 2018 10:59 vte
| Wales | 31–5 | Uganda |
| Try: Jenkins 1' m Morgan 3' m Williams 8' c Treharne 9' c Amos 14' c Con: O'Brien (1/3) 9' Davies (2/2) 10', 14' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Odongo 11' m Con: Wokorach (0/1) |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
* 14 April 2018 17:53 vte
| Fiji | 54–0 | Uganda |
| Try: Tuwai 1' c Sau 2' c Mocenacagi 4' c Ravouvou 6' m Nasilasila 10' c Nasoko 12' c Vakurinabili 13' c Dranisinukula 14' c Con: Ravouvou (3/4) 1', 2', 4' Nasilasila (3/3) 10', 14', 14' Naduva (1/1) 12' | (Gold Coast 2018) | |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
* 14 April 2018 21:11 vte
| Uganda | 33–10 | Sri Lanka |
| Try: Kisiga 1' m Wokorach 4' c Odongo 8' c Kasito 9' c Ogena 11' c Con: Wokorach (4/5) 4', 8', 10', 11' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Try: Wijekoon (2) 1' m, 7' m Con: Ratwatte (0/2) |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

## Shooting

Uganda participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Cleopatra Mungoma | Women's 50 metre rifle prone | 571.9 | 20 |

## Squash

Uganda participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

### Individual

| 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 |
| Michael Kawooya | Men's singles | Suari (PNG) W 3 - 0 | Selby (ENG) L 0 - 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ian Rukunya | Men's singles | Henry (FIJ) W 3 - 0 | Matthew (ENG) L 0 - 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Michael Kawooya Ian Rukunya | Men's doubles | Selby / Waller (ENG) L 0 - 3 | Kamal / Ng (MAS) L 0 - 3 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Uganda participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ekirikubinza Tibatemwa | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.93 | 47 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ekirikubinza Tibatemwa | Men's 50 m butterfly | 27.17 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Avice Meya | Women's 50 m freestyle | 29.09 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Avice Meya | Women's 50 m butterfly | 32.50 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Uganda participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

### Singles

| Athletes | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ronald Nyaika | Men's singles | Ashley Robinson (NIR) L 0 - 4 | St. Louis (TTO) L 0 - 4 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Halima Nambozo | Women's singles | Chang (MAS) L 0 - 4 | Hursey (WAL) L 0 - 4 | 3 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Halima Nambozo Ronald Nyaika | Mixed doubles | Powell / Miao (AUS) L 0 - 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Uganda participated with 4 athletes (3 men and 1 woman).
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Julius Ssekitoleko | Men's −56 kg | 67 | 11 | 91 | 10 | 158 | 10 |
| Hakim Ssempereza | Men's −69 kg | 109 | 11 | 136 | 9 | 245 | 9 |
| Kalidi Batuusa | Men's −94 kg | 120 | 13 | 155 | 9 | 175 | 10 |
| Irene Kasuubo | Women's −63 kg | 71 | 11 | 85 | 11 | 156 | 10 |