Malawi at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

Malawi at the
2026 Commonwealth Games
Malawi at the; 2026 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of Malawi
CG code	MAW
CGA	Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi
Website	moc.org.mw
in Glasgow, Scotland; 23 July 2026 – 2 August 2026
Competitors	24 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Deborah Mtenje
Baton bearer	Zoe Rebello
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;
Other related appearances
	Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1962)

Malawi is scheduled to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] This will mark the country's 15th participation at the games, after making its debut at the 1970 Commonwealth Games.^[6]

CG codeMAW

CGAOlympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi

Websitemoc.org.mw

Competitors24 in 5 sports

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The Malawi team competed in five sports.^[7] The Malawi team consisted of 24 athletes.^[8]

Boxer Deborah Mtenje was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.^[9] Meanwhile, swimmer Zoe Rebello was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.^[9]

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Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	2	3
Boxing	2	1	3
Judo	2	1	3
Netball	N/a	12	12
Swimming	2	1	3
Total	7	17	24

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Amanda Khondowe	Women's 100 metres	12.30	6	Did not advance
	Women's 200 metres
	Women's 400 metres
Asimenye Simwaka	Women's 200 metres
Asimenye Simwaka	Women's 400 metres
Nathan Chisale	Men's mile
Nathan Chisale	Men's 5000 metres

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Elias Bonzo	Men's 65 kg	Ryan (ANT)
Happy Ngwira	Men's 80 kg	Jan (ANT)
Deborah Mtenje	Women's 54 kg	Bye	Pawar (IND)

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final/BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Pemphero Tayall	Women's 52 kg
Brave Chipokosa	Men's 73 kg
Chikondi Kathewera	Men's 60 kg

Team	Event	Group stage						Semifinal	Final / BM / Cl.
Team	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Malawi	Women's tournament	South Africa L 44–65	Northern Ireland W 64–48	England L 38–73	Australia L 32–68	Tonga W 55–49	4	N/a	Scotland W 54–47	7

Malawi at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

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Boxing

Judo

Netball

Swimming

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	378	191	+187	10	Semi-finals
2	England	5	4	1	355	224	+131	8	Semi-finals
3	South Africa	5	3	2	340	231	+109	6	Classification matches
4	Malawi	5	2	3	233	303	−70	4
5	Tonga	5	1	4	219	396	−177	2
6	Northern Ireland	5	0	5	191	371	−180	0

25 July 2026 21:00	Report	South Africa	65–44	Malawi	OVO Hydro Umpires: Alison Harrison, Georgina Sulley-Beales Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
		Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 16–11, 15–9, 16–12
		Elmeré van der Berg 48/52 (92%) Kamogelo Maseko 17/18 (94%)		Tendai Masamba 19/23 (83%) Ethel Ng'ambi 14/14 (100%) Mwai Kumwenda 9/9 (100%) Stellah Matelezi 2/3 (67%)

26 July 2026 14:00	Report	Malawi	64–48	Northern Ireland	OVO Hydro Umpires: Tania Fink, Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Kristie Simpson
		Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 16–14, 9–15, 20–10
		Mwai Kumwenda 57/58 (98%) Ethel Ng'ambi 7/7 (100%)		Lisa Bowman 30/34 (88%) Orlaith Rogers 15/19 (79%) Emma Magee 3/4 (75%)

27 July 2026 14:00	Report	Malawi	38–73	England	OVO Hydro Umpires: Ken Metekingi, Tania Fink Reserve umpire: Georgina Sulley-Beales
		Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 14–19, 10–18, 5–18
		Mwayi Kumwenda 20/23 (87%) Ethel Ng'ambi 7/7 (100%) Florence Jeke 5/6 (83%) Tendai Masamba 5/7 (71%) Stellah Matelezi 1/2 (50%)		Olivia Tchine 24/26 (92%) Eleanor Cardwell 21/21 (100%) Lois Pearson 16/17 (94%) Sasha Glasgow 9/10 (90%) Ella Clark 3/3 (100%)

28 July 2026 21:00	Report	Australia	68–32	Malawi	OVO Hydro Umpires: Gareth Fowler, Tania Fink Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
		Scoring by quarter: 19–6, 19–7, 17–10, 13–9
		Cara Koenen 25/26 (96%) Sophie Garbin 22/25 (88%) Kiera Austin 13/14 (93%) Sophie Dwyer 8/8 (100%)		Mwayi Kumwenda 17/20 (85%) Tendai Masamba 11/13 (85%) Ethel Ng'ambi 4/5 (80%)

30 July 2026 09:00	Report	Malawi	55–49	Tonga	OVO Hydro Umpires: Louise Travis, Alison Harrison Reserve umpire: Tania Fink
		Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 15–11, 14–13, 12–10
		Mwayi Kumwenda 45/46 (98%) Ethel Ng'ambi 10/11 (91%)		Uneeq Palavi 35/37 (95%) Marie Payn 11/11 (100%) Sovika Pousini 3/4 (75%)

31 July 2026 14:00	Report	Malawi	54–47	Scotland	OVO Hydro Umpires: Gary Burgess, Tania Fink Reserve umpire: Georgina Sulley-Beales
		Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 13–11, 12–12, 12–12
		Mwayi Kumwenda 44/47 (94%) Ethel Ng'ambi 8/8 (100%) Tendai Masamba 2/2 (100%)		Emma Barrie 26/28 (93%) Niamh McCall 21/23 (91%)

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Asher Banda	Men's 50 m freestyle	26.25	58	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m freestyle	1:00.15	60	Did not advance
	Men's 50 m butterfly	28.52	60	Did not advance
Luka Smit	Men's 50 m freestyle	24.46	44	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m freestyle	54.39	51	Did not advance
	Men's 50 m butterfly	28.34	58	Did not advance

Zoe Rebello	Women's 50 m freestyle	30.57	63	Did not advance
	Women's 50 m breaststroke	42.40	29	Did not advance
	Women's 50 m butterfly	35.78	52	Did not advance