The Gambia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | GAM |
CGA | The Gambia National Olympic Committee |
Website |
gambianoc |
in
Birmingham,
England 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | |
Competitors | 14 (12 men and 2 women) in 6 sports |
Flag bearers |
Modou Gamo Wurrie Njadoe |
Medals Ranked =35th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances ( overview) | |
The Gambia competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. [1] It was The Gambia's twelfth appearance at the Games.
Modou Gamo and Wurrie Njadoe were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers. [2]
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). [3]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silver | Faye Njie | Judo | Men's 73 kg | 2 August |
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 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sengan Jobe | 200 m | 21.53 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Alieu Joof | 21.49 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Adama Jammeh | 21.72 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
Sengan Jobe Alieu Joof Ebrahima Camara Adama Jammeh |
4 × 100 m relay | 39.77 | 3 Q | — | 40.18 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Wurrie Njadoe | 100 m | 11.50 | 4 | did not advance | |||
Gina Bass | 200 m | 22.87 | 2 Q | 23.10 | 3 q | 23.13 | 5 |
Wurrie Njadoe | 24.12 | 4 q | 23.95 | 7 | did not advance |
On 28 March 2022, The Gambia guaranteed qualification for the men's tournament by winning the African Qualifier in Accra, Ghana. [4] The FIVB later confirmed they ultimately qualified directly via the World Rankings (for performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022). [5]
Two players were selected as of 24 May 2022. [6]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
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 |
Group A
Pos | Team | 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 | |
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 |
31 July 2022 19:00 |
Jawo – Jarra ( GAM) | 2–0 | Hodge – Seabrookes ( SKN) | Smithfield |
(21–14, 21–7) Report |
2 August 2022 19:00 |
Jawo – Jarra ( GAM) | 2–1 | Yapa – Rashmika ( SRI) | Smithfield |
(21–14, 19–21, 15–9) Report |
4 August 2022 14:30 |
Dearing – Schachter ( CAN) | 2–1 | Jawo – Jarra ( GAM) | Smithfield |
(17–21, 21–19, 15–12) Report |
5 August 2022 16:30 |
Bello – Bello ( ENG) | 2–1 | Jawo – Jarra ( GAM) | Smithfield |
(21–16, 20–22, 15–12) Report |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Foday Badjie | Middleweight | Bye |
Bongco (
RSA) L 0 - 5 |
did not advance |
Two judoka were selected as of 24 May 2022. [7]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
As of 4 May 2022, The Gambia qualified one powerlifter. [8]
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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Modou Gamo | Men's heavyweight | 91.3 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ebrima Buaro | 50 m freestyle | 27.95 | 70 | did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 1:05.15 | 68 | did not advance | ||||
Omar Darboe | 100 m freestyle | 1:06.44 | 69 | did not advance | |||
200 m breaststroke | 3:03.86 | 19 | — | did not advance |