# The Gambia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

The Gambia competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It was The Gambia's twelfth appearance at the Games.
Modou Gamo and Wurrie Njadoe were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.
On 2 August, judoka Faye Njie won the country's first Commonwealth Games silver medal and second Commonwealth medal ever (the first being a bronze medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games).

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Faye Njie | Judo | Men's 73 kg | 2 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 |
| Beach volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Para powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 14 |

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sengan Jobe | 200 m | 21.53 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alieu Joof | 200 m | 21.49 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adama Jammeh | 200 m | 21.72 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sengan Jobe Alieu Joof Ebrahima Camara Adama Jammeh | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.77 | 3 Q | — | — | 40.18 | 6 |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Wurrie Njadoe | 100 m | 11.50 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gina Bass | 200 m | 22.87 | 2 Q | 23.10 | 3 q | 23.13 | 5 |
| Wurrie Njadoe | 200 m | 24.12 | 4 q | 23.95 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Beach volleyball

On 28 March 2022, The Gambia guaranteed qualification for the men's tournament by winning the African Qualifier in Accra, Ghana. The FIVB later confirmed they ultimately qualified directly via the World Rankings (for performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022).
Two players were selected as of 24 May 2022.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sainey Jawo Mbye Babou Jarra | Men's tournament | Hodge / Seabrookes (SKN) W 2 - 0 | Yapa / Rashmika (SRI) W 2 - 1 | Dearing / Schacther (CAN) L 1 - 2 | 2 Q | Bello / Bello (ENG) L 1 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Men's tournament

Group A
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Dearing – Schachter (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 137 | 96 | 1.427 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Jawo – Jarra (GAM) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 149 | 118 | 1.263 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Yapa – Rashmika (SRI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 111 | 119 | 0.933 | Ranking of third-placed teams |
| 4 | Hodge – Seabrookes (SKN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 62 | 126 | 0.492 | |

#### Quarterfinals
## Boxing
### Men

| 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 |
| Foday Badjie | Middleweight | Bye | Bongco (RSA) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Judo

Two judoka were selected as of 24 May 2022.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | Final/BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Faye Njie | -73 kg | Mwango (ZAM) W 10 - 00 | Repiyallage (SRI) W 10 - 00 | Matsoukatov (CYP) W PEN | — | Powell (ENG) L 00 - 10 | |
| Abdourahman Ceesay | -81 kg | Kosam (NRU) L DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Para powerlifting

As of 4 May 2022, The Gambia qualified one powerlifter.
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Modou Gamo | Men's heavyweight | 91.3 | 7 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ebrima Buaro | 50 m freestyle | 27.95 | 70 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ebrima Buaro | 100 m freestyle | 1:05.15 | 68 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Omar Darboe | 100 m freestyle | 1:06.44 | 69 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Omar Darboe | 200 m breaststroke | 3:03.86 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |