The Malawian team at the 2000 Games consisted of two athletes, one male and one female. Prior to the games, Malawian long-distance runner Francis Munthali participated in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Scholarship programme. A total of 472 participants in the programme went on to compete in the Games. This was the second time that Munthali had competed at the Olympics, having previously competed in the 800 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Catherine Chikwakwa was 15 years old when she was selected for Malawi at the 2000 Olympics.