# Zambia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Zambia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018 It was Zambia's 14th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
Squash athlete Kelvin Ndhlovu was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Lawn bowls | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Squash | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 9 | 36 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sydney Siame | 200 m | 20.65 | 2 Q | 20.51 | 3 q | 20.62 | 5 |
| Daniel Mbewe | 400 m | 46.45 | 3 Q | 46.77 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Quincy Malekani | 400 m | 52.40 | 4 Q | 54.36 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Badminton

Zambia 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 |
| Chongo Mulenga | Men's singles | Benjamin Li (IOM) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kalombo Mulenga | Men's singles | Alexander Hutchings (JER) W 2 - 0 | Dakeil Thorpe (BAR) W 2 - 0 | Rajiv Ouseph (ENG) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Everlyn Siamupangila | Women's singles | Kimberley Clague (IOM) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ogar Siamupangila | Women's singles | Stella Koteikai Amasah (GHA) W 2 - 0 | Jessica Li (IOM) 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 |
| Chongo Mulenga Kalombo Mulenga | Men's doubles | — | Sachin Dias (SRI) Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Everlyn Siamupangila Ogar Siamupangila | Women's doubles | — | Chow Mei Kuan (MAS) Vivian Hoo (MAS) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ogar Siamupangila Kalombo Mulenga | Mixed doubles | Bye | Ty Alexander Lindeman (CAN) Brittney Tam (CAN) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Everlyn Siamupangila Chongo Mulenga | Mixed doubles | Prakash Vijayanath (RSA) Johanita Scholtz (RSA) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Roster

* Chongo Mulenga
* Kalombo Mulenga
* Everlyn Siamupangila
* Ogar Siamupangila

### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Singapore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 630 | 308 | +322 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mauritius | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 603 | 542 | +61 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 540 | 675 | −135 | 1 | |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 435 | 683 | −248 | 0 | |

## Boxing

Zambia 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 |
| Everisto Mulenga | −56 kg | — | Manjwango (TAN) W 5-0 | Mohammed (IND) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emmanuel Ngoma | −60 kg | Steven (KIR) W 5–0 | McGivern (NIR) L RSC | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nkumbu Silungwe | −64 kg | Bye | Edwards (WAL) W 5 - 0 | Blumenfeld (CAN) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Benny Muziyo | −75 kg | Bye | Cooke (DMA) W KO | Yadav (IND) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mbachi Kaonga | −81 kg | — | Abaka (KEN) W 4 - 1 | Waterman (AUS) L 1 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Lawn bowls

Zambia will compete in Lawn bowls.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Getrude Siame | Singles | Beattie (NIR) L 14 - 21 | Kioa (TGA) L 10 - 21 | Murphy (AUS) L 3 - 21 | Piketh (RSA) L 9 - 21 | — | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Foster Banda Eddah Mpezeni | Pairs | Australia L 5 - 24 | Papua New Guinea W 18 - 13 | England L 5 - 30 | Malta L 12 - 24 | Niue W 24 - 10 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sophia Matipa Mildred Mkandawire Getrude Siame | Triples | New Zealand L 12 - 24 | Jersey L 12 - 26 | Wales L 20 - 23 | Namibia L 9 - 19 | — | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Foster Banda Sophia Matipa Mildred Mkandawire Eddah Mpezeni | Fours | South Africa L 10 - 17 | Jersey W 22 - 9 | New Zealand L 8 - 21 | Norfolk Island W 17 - 9 | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Rugby sevens
### Men's tournament

Zambia qualified a men's rugby sevens team of 12 athletes, by finishing in second place among Commonwealth nations at the 2017 Africa Cup Sevens. This will mark the country's Commonwealth Games debut in the sport.

#### Roster

* Davy Chimbukulu
* Martin Chisanga
* Edmond Hamayuwa
* Israel Kalumba
* Carlos Kanyama
* Fernard Kashimoto
* Larry Kaushiku
* Terry Kayamba
* Guy Lipschitz
* Sheleni Michelo
* Laston Mukosa
* Edward Mumba

#### Pool C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 14 | +113 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 50 | +30 | 7 | Classification semi-finals |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 5 | |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 148 | −148 | 3 | |
* 14 April 2018 10:37 vte
| New Zealand | 54–0 | Zambia |
| Try: Koroi 1' c Nanai-Seturo 4' c Molia 7' m Mikkelson 8' c Rokolisoa 8' c Baker 10' c Knewstubb 11' c Ware 14' c Con: Baker (2/3) 1', 8' Koroi (1/1) 4' Rokolisoa (2/2) 9', 10' Knewstubb (2/2) 11', 14' | (Gold Coast 2018) | |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
* 14 April 2018 13:55 vte
| Canada | 47–0 | Zambia |
| Try: Hirayama 1' m Fuailefau (3) 2' c, 8' c, 11' c Douglas 4' c Coe 6' c Hammond 7' c Con: Hirayama (6/7) 3', 4', 6', 7', 8', 12' | (Gold Coast 2018) | Cards: Sheleni 8' to 10' |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
* 14 April 2018 20:27 vte
| Kenya | 47–0 | Zambia |
| Try: Owira 2' m Oluoch (2) 3' c, 9' c Oyoo (2) 5' c, 11' c Odhiambo 7' c Injera 7' c Con: Agero (6/7) 3', 5', 7', 7', 9', 11' | (Gold Coast 2018) | |
* Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

## Squash

Zambia 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 |
| Manda Chilambwe | Men's singles | Malhotra (IND) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kelvin Ndhlovu | Men's singles | Navas (GIB) W 3 - 0 | Coll (NZL) 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 |
| Manda Chilambwe Kelvin Ndhlovu | Men's doubles | Clyne / Lobban (SCO) L 0 - 2 | Khalil / Seth (GUY) L 1 - 2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

Zambia participated with 4 athletes (3 men and 1 woman).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alexandros Axiotis | 50 m backstroke | 28.77 | 15 Q | 28.57 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexandros Axiotis | 50 m breaststroke | 30.10 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ralph Goveia | 50 m breaststroke | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Moonakala Kumaren | 50 m breaststroke | 31.36 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexandros Axiotis | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.49 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ralph Goveia | 50 m butterfly | 24.62 | 15 Q | 24.49 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Moonakala Kumaren | 50 m butterfly | 27.96 | 49 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ralph Goveia | 100 m butterfly | 54.58 | 12 Q | 54.10 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tilka Paljk | 50 m freestyle | 27.47 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tilka Paljk | 50 m breaststroke | 32.16 | 14 Q | 32.05 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tilka Paljk | 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.01 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table tennis

Zambia participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

### 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 |
| Kennedy Katungu | Men's singles | McCreery (NIR) L 0 - 4 | Wing (FIJ) W 4 - 1 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |