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Malta at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Malta competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It was Malta's fourteenth appearance at the Games.[1]

Malta at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Malta
CGF codeMLT
CGAMaltese Olympic Committee
Websitenocmalta.org
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors29 (13 men and 16 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearers Kijan Sultana
Tenishia Thornton
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

On 12 July 2022, the Maltese Olympic Committee announced a team of 29 athletes (13 men and 16 women) competing in nine sports.[2] Squash athlete Kijan Sultana and weightlifter Tenishia Thornton were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[3]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
 BronzeKatryna EspositoJudoWomen's -48kg1 August

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics044
Badminton202
Cycling101
Judo112
Lawn bowls448
Squash224
Triathlon112
Weightlifting044
Wrestling202
Total131629

Athletics

A squad of four athletes was announced on 12 July 2022.[2][4]

Women
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Carla Scicluna100 m11.896Did not advance
Charlotte Wingfield200 m24.474 q24.528Did not advance
Janet Richard400 m54.516Did not advance
Claire Azzopardi
Janet Richard
Carla Scicluna
Charlotte Wingfield		4 × 100 m relay45.595—Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Claire AzzopardiLong jump5.7616Did not advance

Badminton

A squad of two players was announced on 12 July 2022.[2][4]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Matthew AbelaMen's singles  Lin (AUS)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance
Samuel CassarBye  Abeywickrama (SRI)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance
Matthew Abela
Samuel Cassar		Men's doubles—  Attama &
Mwanbu (UGA)
W 2 - 0		  Schueler &
Tang (AUS)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance

Cycling

One cyclist (Aiden Buttigieg) was officially selected as of 12 July 2022.[2][4]

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Aidan ButtigiegRoad race3:37:2060
Time trial56:05.9336

Judo

A squad of two judoka was announced on 12 July 2022.[2][4]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Isaac BezzinaMen's -100 kg  Thompson (ENG)
L 00 - 01		Did not advance9
Katryna EspositoWomen's -48 kgBye  Platten (ENG)
L 00 - 10		Did not advance  Barnikel (WAL)
W 10 - 00		  Morand (MRI)
W 10 - 00

Lawn bowls

A squad of eight bowlers was selected on 28 April 2022.[5][6]

Men
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Shaun Parnis
Troy Lorimer
Peter Ellul		Triples  Scotland (SCO)
L 6 - 28		  New Zealand (NZL)
W 22 - 12		  India (IND)
T 16 - 16		—2 Q  Fiji (FIJ)
L 14 - 15		Did not advance
Peter Ellul
Troy Lorimer
Mark Malogorski
Shaun Parnis		Fours  Scotland (SCO)
L 9 - 17		  Jersey (JEY)
L 11 - 19		  South Africa (RSA)
W 19 - 15		  New Zealand (NZL)
L 13 - 14		5Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Connie Rixon
Rebecca Rixon		Pairs  Norfolk Island (NFK)
L 18 - 21		  Guernsey (GGY)
T 17 - 17		  Malaysia (MAS)
L 16 - 20		  Cook Islands (COK)
L 15 - 22		5Did not advance
Irene Attard
Connie Rixon
Rebecca Rixon
Rose Rixon		Fours  Northern Ireland (NIR)
L 10 - 16		  Norfolk Island (NFK)
L 12 - 16		  Malaysia (MAS)
L 6 - 22		—4Did not advance

Squash

A squad of four players was announced on 12 July 2022.[2][4]

Singles
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Niall EngererMen's singles  Sultana (MLT)
W 3 - 1		  Coll (NZL)
L 0 - 3		Did not advance
Kijan Sultana  Engerer (MLT)
L 1 - 3		Did not advance
Colette SultanaWomen's singlesBye  Turnbull (AUS)
L 1 - 3		Did not advance
Lijana Sultana  Knaggs (TTO)
W 3 - 2		  Naughton (CAN)
L 0 - 3		Did not advance
Doubles
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Kijan Sultana
Niall Engerer		Men's doubles  Jervis /
Stafford (CAY)
W 2 - 1		  Willstrop /
James (ENG)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance
Lijana Sultana
Colette Sultana		Women's doubles  Haywood /
Best (BAR)
L 1 - 2		Did not advance
Niall Engerer
Colette Sultana		Mixed doubles  Evans /
Makin (WAL)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance
Lijana Sultana
Kijan Sultana		  Kennedy /
Rooney (ENG)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance

Triathlon

A squad of two triathletes was announced on 12 July 2022.[2][4]

Individual
AthleteEventSwim (750 m)Trans 1Bike (20 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)TotalRank
Keith GaleaMen's10:371:1130:190:2819:051:01:4031
Danica Bonello SpiteriWomen's11:161:0933:040:3121:211:07:2125

Weightlifting

Courtesy of their positions on the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (which was finalised on 9 March 2022), a squad of four weightlifters was officially selected on 23 April 2022.[7][8]

Women
AthleteEventWeight liftedTotalRank
SnatchClean & jerk
Tenishia Thornton59 kg781001788
Yasmin Zammit Stevens64 kg831031866
Roberta Tabone71 kg861051918
Elisia Scicluna+87 kg8010518510

Wrestling

A squad of two wrestlers was announced on 12 July 2022.[2][4]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Gary GiordmainaMen's -57 kg  Holland (AUS)
W 8 - 4		  Capellan (CAN)
L 2 - 12		Did not advance7
Adam VellaMen's -65 kg  Ullah (PAK)
L 0 - 10		Did not advance12

See also

References

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