The Gambia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

The Gambia at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
The Gambia at the; 2022 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of the Gambia
CGF code	GAM
CGA	The Gambia National Olympic Committee
Website	gambianoc.gm
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	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;

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]

Medalists

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

Competitors

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

Men
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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	200 m	24.12	4 q	23.95	7	did not advance

Beach volleyball

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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
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

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	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	Quarterfinals
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

Source: birmingham2022.com

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

Quarterfinals

5 August 2022 16:30	Bello – Bello (ENG)	2–1	Jawo – Jarra (GAM)	Smithfield
	(21–16, 20–22, 15–12) Report

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Foday Badjie	Middleweight	Bye	Bongco (RSA) L 0 - 5	did not advance

Judo

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final/BM
Athlete	Event	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

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

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

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ebrima Buaro	50 m freestyle	27.95	70	did not advance
Ebrima Buaro	100 m freestyle	1:05.15	68	did not advance
Omar Darboe	100 m freestyle	1:06.44	69	did not advance
Omar Darboe	200 m breaststroke	3:03.86	19	—		did not advance

References

^ 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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "Gambia conquers Africa, qualifies to Commonwealth Games". The Standard. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "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.
^ "GNOC announces Team Gambia for 2022 Commonwealth Games". GNOC. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "Judoka(s) Faye Njie and Abdurahman [...]". GNOC (Facebook). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "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.

External links

The Gambia National Olympic Committee Official site

[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.

[os1-6] "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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