The Gambia competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It was The Gambia's twelfth appearance at the Games.
Modou Gamo and Wurrie Njadoe were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.
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).
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Faye Njie Judo Men's 73 kg
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics426Beach volleyball202Boxing101Judo202Para powerlifting101Swimming202 Total12214
Athletics
Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankSengan Jobe200 m21.535did not advanceAlieu Joof21.493did not advanceAdama Jammeh21.724did not advanceSengan JobeAlieu JoofEbrahima CamaraAdama Jammeh4 × 100 m relay39.773 Qcolspan=2 40.186
Women Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankWurrie Njadoe100 m11.504did not advanceGina Bass200 m22.872 Q23.103 q23.135Wurrie Njadoe24.124 q23.957did 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. The FIVB later confirmed they ultimately qualified directly via the World Rankings (for performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022).
Two players were selected as of 24 May 2022.
AthleteEventPreliminary RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreSainey JawoMen's tournamentW 2 - 0W 2 - 1L 1 - 22 QL 1 - 2did not advance
Men's tournament
Group A
Quarterfinals
Boxing
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFoday Badjie MiddleweightL 0 - 5did not advance
Judo
Two judoka were selected as of 24 May 2022.
Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFaye Njie-73 kgW 10 - 00W 10 - 00W PENL 00 - 10Abdourahman Ceesay-81 kgL DNSdid not advance
Para powerlifting
As of 4 May 2022, The Gambia qualified one powerlifter.
AthleteEventResultRankModou GamoMen's heavyweight91.37
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEbrima Buaro50 m freestyle27.9570did not advance100 m freestyle1:05.1568did not advanceOmar Darboe100 m freestyle1:06.4469did not advance200 m breaststroke3:03.8619colspan=2 did not advance
References
External links The Gambia National Olympic Committee Official site