# Malawi at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

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

## Athletics
### 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

### Track & road events

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

### Track & road events

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

## 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 |
| Steven Thanki | Light welterweight | Pius (TAN) L 0 - 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chikondi Makawa | Middleweight | Bye | Olivier (MRI) L 0 - 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Mountain biking

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

### Road
#### Men

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

## Judo
### Men

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

## Netball
### 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

| Teamvte | 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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 | |
| 24 July 2014 11:30 vte | Report | Malawi | 71 – 50 | Northern Ireland | SECC Precinct Umpires: Gary Burgess (ENG) Rachael Ayre (AUS) Reserve umpire: Clare McCabe (AUS) |
| 24 July 2014 11:30 vte | Report | Chimaliro 6/7 (86%) Kumwenda 44/47 (94%) Simtowe 21/21 (100%) | | Lennon 20/21 (95%) McCullough 9/18 (50%) Somerville 21/26 (81%) | SECC Precinct Umpires: Gary Burgess (ENG) Rachael Ayre (AUS) Reserve umpire: Clare McCabe (AUS) |
| 25 July 2014 09:30 vte | Report | New Zealand | 50 – 47 | Malawi | SECC Precinct Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS) Terrence Peart (JAM) Reserve umpire: Tracy Smith (ENG) |
| 25 July 2014 09:30 vte | Report | Brown 8/14 (57%) Latu 30/31 (97%) Tutaia 12/15 (80%) | | Kumwenda 38/39 (97%) Ngwira 0/1 (0%) Simtowe 9/11 (82%) | SECC Precinct Umpires: Sharon Kelly (AUS) Terrence Peart (JAM) Reserve umpire: Tracy Smith (ENG) |
| 26 July 2014 17:00 vte | Report | Saint Lucia | 28 – 69 | Malawi | SECC Precinct Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS) Marie-Louw Van Der Merve (RSA) Reserve umpire: Yvonne Morgan (NZL) |
| 26 July 2014 17:00 vte | Report | 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%) | SECC Precinct Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS) Marie-Louw Van Der Merve (RSA) Reserve umpire: Yvonne Morgan (NZL) |
| 28 July 2014 19:00 vte | Report | Jamaica | 81 – 50 | Malawi | SECC Precinct Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS) Joshua Bowring (AUS) Reserve umpire: Jonathan Bredin (NZL) |
| 28 July 2014 19:00 vte | Report | Aiken 24/27 (89%) Harwood 2/4 (50%) Reid 55/59 (93%) | | Chimaliro 3/7 (43%) Kumwenda 31/33 (94%) Simtowe 16/25 (64%) | SECC Precinct Umpires: Michelle Phippard (AUS) Joshua Bowring (AUS) Reserve umpire: Jonathan Bredin (NZL) |
| 29 July 2014 19:00 vte | Report | Malawi | 62 – 35 | Scotland | SECC Precinct Umpires: Jonathan Bredin (NZL) Rachael Ayre (AUS) Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard (AUS) |
| 29 July 2014 19:00 vte | Report | Kumwenda 40/18 (222%) Simtowe 22/25 (88%) | | Gallagher 13/16 (81%) MacDonald 11/14 (79%) Pettitt 6/10 (60%) Sole 5/8 (63%) | SECC Precinct Umpires: Jonathan Bredin (NZL) Rachael Ayre (AUS) Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard (AUS) |

### 5th place match

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

## Swimming
### Women

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

## Table Tennis
### Singles

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

## Weightlifting
### Men

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