Kenya at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Kenya selected a squad of six athletes (plus two reserves) for the marathons on 7 April 2022 (officially announced on 21 May 2022).^[3][4] Following the national trials, a squad of forty-three athletes and two more reserves was confirmed on 25 June 2022.^[5][6]

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ferdinand Omurwa	100 m	10.07	2 Q	10.02	1 Q	10.02
Samuel Imeta		10.12	6 Q	10.24	10	did not advance
Mike Nyang'au	200 m	20.82	7 Q	20.90	9	did not advance
Dan Kiviasi Asamba		20.76	5 Q	20.99	13	did not advance
Hesborn Ochieng		21.30	24 q	21.56	23	did not advance
Emmanuel Korir	400 m	DQ[7]		did not advance
William Rayian		47.08	27	did not advance
Boniface Mweresa		45.91	5 Q	45.85	5 Q	44.96	4
Wycliffe Kinyamal	800 m	1:48.15	5 Q	—N/a		1:47.52
Cornelius Tuwei		1:48.66	8	—N/a		did not advance
Elias Ngeny		1:49.53	12	—N/a		did not advance
Timothy Cheruiyot	1500 m	3:37.82	2 Q	—N/a		3:30.21
Abel Kipsang		3:48.63	12 Q	—N/a		3:30.82	4
Nicholas Kimeli	5000 m	—N/a				13:08.19
Jacob Krop		—N/a				13:08.48
Cornelius Kemboi		—N/a				13:32.21	11
Kibiwott Kandie	10,000 m	—N/a				27:20.34
Edward Zakayo		—N/a				27:39.03	4
Daniel Simiu Ebenyo		—N/a				27:11.26
Wiseman Were Mukhobe	400 m hurdles	50.03	4 Q	—N/a		50.27	4
William Mutunga		49.99	3 Q	—N/a		50.60	5
Amos Serem	3000 m steeplechase	—N/a				8:16.93
Conseslus Kipruto		—N/a				8:34.96	6
Abraham Kibiwot		—N/a				8:11.15
Samwel Imeta Dan Asamba Mike Nyang'au Ferdinand Omanyala Hesborn Ochieng	4 × 100 m relay	38.92	4 Q	—N/a		DNF
Wiseman Mukhobe Mike Nyang'au William Rayian Boniface Mweresa William Mutunga	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.76	5 Q	—N/a		3:02.41
Michael Mugo Githae	Marathon	—N/a				2:13:16
Erick Kiplagat Sang		—N/a				DNS
Jonathon Kipleting Korir		—N/a				2:14:06	5
Samuel Gathimba	10,000 m walk	—N/a				39:23.14	5

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Alex Kiprotich	Javelin throw	77.93	8
Julius Yego		85.70

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Maximila Imali	100 m	11.30	3 Q	11.35	5	did not advance
Milicent Ndoro		11.76	5	did not advance
Maximila Imali	200 m	DNS		did not advance
Milicent Ndoro		24.03	3 Q	23.86	6	did not advance
Mary Moraa	400 m	59.51	7	did not advance
Veronica Mutua		53.02	4 q	54.80	8	did not advance
Mary Moraa	800 m	1:59.22	1 Q	—N/a		1:57.07
Jarinter Mawia		2:00.95	4	—N/a		did not advance
Winny Chebet	1500 m	4:16.11	3 Q	—N/a		4:15.48	12
Edinah Jebitok		4:13.84	3 Q	—N/a		4:08.33	9
Selah Jepleting	5000 m	—N/a				14:48.24
Beatrice Chebet		—N/a				14:38.21
Sheila Chepkirui	10,000 m	—N/a				31:09.46	[8]
Irene Cheptai		—N/a				30:49.52	[8]
Jackline Chepkoech	3000 m steeplechase	—N/a				9:15.68
Milicent Ndoro Jarinter Mwasya Veronica Mutua Mary Moraa	4 × 400 m relay	—N/a				3:32.28	5
Margaret Wangari Muriuki	Marathon	—N/a				2:28:00 PB
Emily Ngii	10,000 m walk	—N/a				43:50.86

Field events

Badminton Kenya is currently suspended as a consequence of internal election disputes.^[9] Following an appeal by NOC-K, Kenya received special permission from the BWF to participate in the Commonwealth Games badminton competition.^[10]

Following the selection trials in June 2022, two players were selected to represent Kenya in the competition.^[11]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sammy Mdogo Sikoyo	Men's singles	Tang (AUS) L 0 - 2	did not advance
Saumya Gupta	Women's singles	Bye	Kobygabe (UGA) L 0 - 2	did not advance
Sammy Mdogo Sikoyo Saumya Gupta	Mixed doubles	Lubah / Bodha (MRI) L 0 - 2	did not advance

By virtue of its status as the top Commonwealth African nation in the respective FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings for men and women (on 1 November 2021), Kenya qualified for both tournaments.^[12][13] On 27 April 2022, it was also confirmed that Kenya received a Bipartite Invitation for the women's wheelchair tournament.^[14]

Summary

Team	Event	Preliminary round				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM / PM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kenya men	Men's tournament	Canada L 12 - 15	Sri Lanka W 21 - 18	Scotland L 14 - 15	3 Q	Australia L 15 - 20	did not advance
Kenya women	Women's tournament	Sri Lanka W 21 - 8	Australia L 15 - 21	Scotland L 14 - 15	3 Q	England L 12 - 21	did not advance
Kenya wheelchair women	Women's tournament	England L 1 - 20	Canada L 1 - 17	—N/a	3	—N/a	Did not advance	South Africa L 5 - 6	6

Roster

• Faheem Juma
• George Omondi
• Larry Shavanga
• John Wijass

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Scotland	3	3	0	52	43	+9	Direct to semi-finals
2	Canada	3	2	1	56	41	+15	Quarter-finals
3	Kenya	3	1	2	47	48	−1
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	35	58	−23

29 July 2022 (2022-07-29) 15:30

Report

Canada	15–12	Kenya
Pts: Gill 5		Pts: Omondi 6

Smithfield

29 July 2022 (2022-07-29) 19:30

Report

Kenya	21–18	Sri Lanka
Pts: Juma 9		Pts: Yogananthan 13

Smithfield

31 July 2022 (2022-07-31) 15:30

Report

Kenya	14–15	Scotland
Pts: Omondi 6		Pts: Murray 7

Smithfield

Quarterfinals

1 August 2022 (2022-08-01) 17:00

Report

Australia	20–15	Kenya
Pts: Wright 8		Pts: Omondi 6

Smithfield

Roster

• Victoria Reynolds
• Madina Okot
• Hilda Indasi
• Melissa Otieno

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	63	26	+37	Direct to semi-finals
2	Scotland	3	2	1	45	40	+5	Quarter-finals
3	Kenya	3	1	2	50	44	+6
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	15	63	−48

29 July 2022 (2022-07-29) 15:30

Report

Kenya	21–8	Sri Lanka
Pts: Indasi, Okot 8		Pts: N.Perera, R.Perera 3

Smithfield

29 July 2022 (2022-07-29) 19:30

Report

Australia	21–15	Kenya
Pts: Scherf 9		Pts: Otieno 5

Smithfield

31 July 2022 (2022-07-31) 15:30

Report

Kenya	14–15	Scotland
Pts: Indasi 6		Pts: Leonard 9

Smithfield

Quarterfinals

1 August 2022 (2022-08-01) 17:30

Report

England	21–12	Kenya
Pts: Jump 8		Pts: Otieno 4

Smithfield

Roster

• Carolina Wanjira
• Eunice Otieno
• Rahel Alar
• Stella Tiyoy

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Canada	2	2	0	30	9	+21	Semi-finals
2	England (H)	2	1	1	28	14	+14
3	Kenya	2	0	2	2	37	−35	5th place match

29 July 2022 (2022-07-29) 15:30

Report

Kenya	1–20	England
Pts: Wanjira 1		Pts: Moore, Atkin 6

Smithfield

30 July 2022 (2022-07-30) 15:30

Report

Canada	17–1	Kenya
Pts: Dandeneau 7		Pts: Alar 1

Smithfield

Fifth place match

2 August 2022 (2022-08-02) 15:00

Report

South Africa	6–5	Kenya
Pts: Moeng 5		Pts: Alar 4

Smithfield

Kenya was awarded a Bipartite Invitation for the women's tournament.^[15]

Athletes	Event	Preliminary Round				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Brackcides Khadambi Gaudencia Makokha	Women's	Zaimann / Polley (NZL) L 0 - 2	Melissa / Pavan (CAN) L 0 - 2	Aryee / Katadat (GHA) W 2 - 1	3	did not advance

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN)	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	137	73	1.877	Quarterfinals
2	Zeimann – Polley (NZL)	3	2	1	5	4	2	2.000	124	105	1.181
3	Khadambi – Makokha (KEN)	3	1	2	4	2	5	0.400	101	134	0.754	Ranking of third-placed teams
4	Aryee – Katadat (GHA)	3	0	3	3	1	6	0.167	86	138	0.623

30 July 2022 19:00	Zeimann – Polley (NZL)	2–0	Khadambi – Makokha (KEN)	Smithfield
	(21–10, 21–19) Report

1 August 2022 14:30	Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN)	2–0	Khadambi – Makokha (KEN)	Smithfield
	(21–15, 21–5) Report

3 August 2022 14:30	Khadambi – Makokha (KEN)	2–1	Aryee – Katadat (GHA)	Smithfield
	(16–21, 21–13, 15–12) Report

Four boxers were selected for the competition on 4 July 2022.^[16]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Shaffi Hassan	Men's Bantamweight	—N/a	Prasanna (SRI) L 2 - 3	did not advance
Nicholas Okoth	Men's Featherweight	Allicock (GUY) L 0 - 5	did not advance
Christine Ongare	Women's Minimumweight	—N/a	—N/a	Dhillon (CAN) L 1 - 4	did not advance
Elizabeth Andiego	Women's Middleweight	—N/a	Bye	Parker (AUS) L 0 - 5	did not advance

Time trial

By virtue of its position in the FIH Women's World Ranking (as of 1 February 2022), Kenya qualified for the women's tournament.^[17][18]

Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.^[19] Eighteen players and seven reserves were named on 16 June 2022.^[20][21]

Summary

Team	Event	Preliminary round					Semifinal	Final / BM / PM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kenya women	Women's tournament	New Zealand L 0 - 16	Australia L 0 - 8	Scotland L 0 - 11	South Africa L 0 - 15	5	—N/a	Ghana W 2 - 2 (PSO 3 - 2)	9

Squad

Reserves: Tracy Karanja, Gaudencia Ochieng, Elsie Jemutai, Vivian Onyango, Rhoda Kuira, Beverly Akoth, Maroline Wabomba

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	4	4	0	0	16	0	+16	12	Semi-finals
2	New Zealand	4	3	0	1	21	2	+19	9
3	Scotland	4	2	0	2	15	5	+10	6	Fifth place match
4	South Africa	4	1	0	3	18	13	+5	3	Seventh place match
5	Kenya	4	0	0	4	0	50	−50	0	Ninth place match

29 July 2022 09:00 New Zealand  16–0  Kenya Jaques  8', 30+' Dickins  12', 28' Shannon  13', 29', 45+' Hull  18', 30' Lukin  25' Davies  37' Tynan  43' Cotter  46', 50' Merry  53', 56' Report Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)

30 July 2022 14:00 Australia  8–0  Kenya Nobbs  5', 12', 60' Tonkin  5', 32' Kershaw  15' Colwill  25' Stewart  36' Report Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

1 August 2022 11:00 Scotland  11–0  Kenya Burnet  3', 45' Watson  6', 27' Eadie  7' Jamieson  11', 42' Campbell  13' Costello  15+' Shields  48' K. Robertson  56' Report Umpires: Hannah Harrison (ENG) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)

2 August 2022 16:00 Kenya  0–15  South Africa Report Du Toit  4', 27', 43', 46', 57' Lombard  11', 56' Du Plessis  12', 40', 51', 53' Hunter  14', 27' Paton  35' Coston  60' Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Binish Hayat (PAK)

Ninth place match

5 August 2022 09:00 Ghana  2–2  Kenya Umaru  26' Berko  32' Report Bwire  5' Mutiva  58' Penalties Umaru Opoku Berko Copson Narkuor Umaru 2–3 Okumu Chebet Okumu Guchu Owiti Chebet Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

Two judoka were selected as of 18 June 2022.^[22]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final/BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kalvin Afude	Men's +100 kg	Bye	Perrinne (MRI) L 00 - 10	Did not advance	Dugasse (SEY) L 00 - 10	Did not advance	7
Dianah Kana	Women's +78 kg	Pulamoeng (BOT) W 01 - 00	Adlington (SCO) L 00 - 10	Did not advance	Hawkes (NIR) L 00 - 10	Did not advance	7

As of 9 November 2021, Kenya qualified for the men's tournament. This was achieved through their positions in the 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series.^[23]

The thirteen-man roster was officially named on 12 July 2022.^[24]

Summary

Team	Event	Preliminary Round				Quarterfinal / CQ	Semifinal / CS	Final / BM / CF
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kenya men's	Men's tournament	Uganda W 27 - 14	Jamaica W 45 - 0	Australia L 5 - 7	2 Q	New Zealand L 0 - 31	Scotland L 12 - 22	—N/a	= 7

Roster

Pool D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	1	0	81	17	+64	8	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Kenya	3	2	0	1	77	21	+56	7
3	Uganda	3	1	1	1	66	39	+27	6	Advance to classification Quarter-finals
4	Jamaica	3	0	0	3	0	147	−147	3

29 July 2022 10:50

Kenya	27–14	Uganda
Try: Olindi (2) 1' m, 12' m Humwa 2' c Odhiambo 4' m Wekesa 14' m Con: Olindi (1/3) 3' Taabu (0/2)	Report	Try: Kisiga 5' c Wokorach 9' c Con: Wokorach (2/2) 5', 10'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Talal-Azmat Chaudhry (Canada)

29 July 2022 18:58

Kenya	45–0	Jamaica
Try: Oyoo 1' m Onyala 2' c Taabu 6' c Ambaka 7' m Wekesa 9' c Mwale 11' c Otieno 14' c Con: Taabu (2/4) 3', 6' Olindi (1/1) 9' Amunga (2/2) 11', 14'	Report

Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

30 July 2022 10:50

Australia	7–5	Kenya
Try: Toole 10' c Con: Roache (1/1) 11' Cards: Nawaqanitawase  1' Lawson  8'	Report	Try: Otieno 2' m Cards: Mwale  4'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)

Quarterfinals

30 July 2022 21:10

New Zealand	31–0	Kenya
Try: McGarvey-Black 3' c Ware (2) 7' m, 8' c Curry 10' m Collier 12' c Con: McGarvey-Black (3/5) 4', 9', 13'	Report

Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

5th-8th Semifinals

31 July 2022 11:58

Kenya	12–22	Scotland
Try: Oyoo 8' m Taabu 11' c Con: Omondi (1/2) 12'	Report	Try: Edmunds 4' m Barreto 7' m Elms 13' c McCann 14' m Con: Barreto (1/4) 13'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)

Men

Women

Mixed

Two players were officially selected as of 8 July 2022.^[25]

Singles

Athletes	Event	Group stage			Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Brian Mutua	Men's singles	Yogarajah (MRI) L 2 - 4	Maxwell (BAR) W 4 - 1	2	did not advance
Jenny Amadi	Women's singles	Patel (RSA) L 0 - 4	Young (JAM) L 1 - 4	3	did not advance

Doubles

Athletes	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jenny Amadi Brian Mutua	Mixed doubles	Wu / Yee (FIJ) L 1 - 3	did not advance

Four triathletes (two per gender) were initially selected on 13 March 2022.^[26] Following a formal complaint that women's trials winner Megan Irungu had not covered the entire course, a second trials race was held (won by Aisha Nasser).^[27] The NOC-K ordered a third iteration as the swimming leg of the second race was not held in open water; Nasser won that race as well.^[28]

Individual