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.[1] It was The Gambia's twelfth appearance at the Games.

The Gambia at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeGAM
CGAThe Gambia National Olympic Committee
Websitegambianoc.gm
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors14 (12 men and 2 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers Modou Gamo
Wurrie Njadoe
Medals
Ranked =35th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Silver Faye Njie Judo Men's 73 kg 2 August

Competitors

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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

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Men
Track and road events
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
Women
Track and road events
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

Beach volleyball

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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

Men's tournament

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Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   DearingSchachter (CAN) 3 3 0 6 6 1 6.000 137 96 1.427 Quarterfinals
2   JawoJarra (GAM) 3 2 1 5 5 3 1.667 149 118 1.263
3   YapaRashmika (SRI) 3 1 2 4 3 4 0.750 111 119 0.933 Ranking of third-placed teams
4   HodgeSeabrookes (SKN) 3 0 3 3 0 6 0.000 62 126 0.492


31 July 2022
19:00
  JawoJarra (GAM) 2–0   HodgeSeabrookes (SKN) Smithfield
(21–14, 21–7)
Report

2 August 2022
19:00
  JawoJarra (GAM) 2–1   YapaRashmika (SRI) Smithfield
(21–14, 19–21, 15–9)
Report

4 August 2022
14:30
  DearingSchachter (CAN) 2–1   JawoJarra (GAM) Smithfield
(17–21, 21–19, 15–12)
Report
Quarterfinals
5 August 2022
16:30
  BelloBello (ENG) 2–1   JawoJarra (GAM) Smithfield
(21–16, 20–22, 15–12)
Report

Boxing

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Men
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

Judo

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Two judoka were selected as of 24 May 2022.[7]

Men
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

Para powerlifting

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As of 4 May 2022, The Gambia qualified one powerlifter.[8]

Athlete Event Result Rank
Modou Gamo Men's heavyweight 91.3 7

Swimming

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Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
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

References

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  1. ^ Nelsen, Matt (15 October 2021). "The Queen's Baton Relay returns to The Gambia as part of a 10-week tour through Africa". Around the Rings. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Our joint flag bearer Wurrie Njadoe ready for her maiden commonwealth games". www.facebook.com/. Gambia National Olympic Committee. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ^ Ceesay, Landing (2 August 2022). "Judoka Faye Njie Wins Gambia's First-Ever Medal At Commonwealth Games". www.gambia.com/. Gambia.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Gambia conquers Africa, qualifies to Commonwealth Games". The Standard. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Beach Volleyball Line-Up Confirmed For Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". FIVB. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ "GNOC announces Team Gambia for 2022 Commonwealth Games". GNOC. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Judoka(s) Faye Njie and Abdurahman [...]". GNOC (Facebook). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Gambian Para Athlete Qualifies For Birmingham Commonwealth Games". The Voice. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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