Maldives at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

The Maldives competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] It was the team's ninth attendance at the Games, and the first since the country was re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations.[2]

Maldives at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeMDV
CGAMaldives Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors24 (11 men and 13 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers Zayan Zaki
Fathimath Nimal
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Zayan Zaki and Fathimath Nimal were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 156
Badminton 426
Beach volleyball 202
Swimming 325
Table tennis 145
Total111324

Athletics

Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Hassan Saaid 100 m 10.75 49 did not advance
200 m 22.32 45 did not advance
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mariyam Ali 100 m 12.80 45 did not advance
Aishath Hassan 12.17 40 did not advance
Mariyam Hussain 12.86 46 did not advance
Aminath Mohamed 200 m 26.79 35 did not advance
Rifa Mohamed 26.87 36 did not advance
Aishath Hassan 400 m 58.70 28 did not advance
Aminath Mohamed 1:01.49 30 did not advance
Mariyam Hussain
Rifa Mohamed
Aishath Hassan
Aminath Mohamed
4 × 100 m relay 49.19 12 did not advance

Badminton

As of 1 June 2022, Maldives qualified for the mixed team event via the BWF World Rankings.[4]

Singles
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
Ahmed Nibal Men's singles  Clark (FLK)
W (21–10, 21–11)
 Conteh (SLE)
W (21-4, 21-3)
 Ricketts (JAM)
L (9-21, 6-21)
did not advance
Ajfan Rasheed Bye  Abdul-Samad (GHA)
W (21-16, 21-14)
 Ng (MAS)
L (7-21, 9-21)
did not advance
Zayan Zaki  Mulenga (ZAM)
L (16–21, 8–21)
did not advance
Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq Women's singles Bye  Sindhu (IND)
L (4-21, 11-21)
did not advance
Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq Bye  Khan (SGP)
L (10-21, 12-21)
did not advance
Doubles
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
Ahmed Nibal
Ajfan Rasheed
Men's doubles  Chater &
Joshua (FLK)
W (21-14, 21-11)
 Dias &
Goonethilleka (SRI)
L (12-21, 8-21)
did not advance
Zayan Zaki
Rishwan Shiyam
 C Grimley &
M Grimley (SCO)
L (5-21, 7-21)
did not advance
Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq
Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq
Women's doubles  Ea &
Yu (AUS)
L (13–21, 15–21)
did not advance
Ajfan Rasheed
Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq
Mixed doubles  Kwek &
Jin (SGP)
L (3–21, 12–21)
did not advance
Zayan Zaki
Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq
 C Grimley &
O'Donnell (SCO)
L (8–21, 9–21)
did not advance
Mixed team
Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
 Maldives Mixed team  Scotland
L 0–5
 Canada
L 0–5
 Uganda
L 1–4
4 did not advance


Group stage
Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 13 2 +11 26 4 +22 610 319 +291 3 Knockout stage
2  Scotland 3 2 1 11 4 +7 22 8 +14 562 365 +197 2
3  Uganda 3 1 2 5 10 5 11 21 10 416 597 181 1
4  Maldives 3 0 3 1 14 13 3 29 26 344 651 307 0
Source: BWF

Beach volleyball

Maldives was awarded a Bipartite Invitation for the men's tournament.[8][9]

Athletes Event Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Sajid Ismail
Adam Naseem
Men's  Burnett /
McHugh (AUS)
L 0 - 2
 Ntagengwa /
Gatsinze (RWA)
L 1 - 2
 Williams /
Goldschmidt (RSA)
L 1 - 2
4 did not advance

Men's tournament

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  BurnettMcHugh (AUS) 3 3 0 6 6 0 MAX 126 88 1.432 Quarterfinals
2  NtagengwaGatsinze (RWA) 3 2 1 5 4 3 1.333 127 128 0.992
3  WilliamsGoldschmidt (RSA) 3 1 2 4 2 5 0.400 109 132 0.826 Ranking of third-placed teams
4  IsmailNaseem (MDV) 3 0 3 3 2 6 0.333 129 143 0.902
Qualified for the Quarterfinals
30 July 2022
19:00
 BurnettMcHugh (AUS) 2–0  IsmailNaseem (MDV) Smithfield
(21–13, 21–17)
Report

1 August 2022
19:00
 NtagengwaGatsinze (RWA) 2–1  IsmailNaseem (MDV) Smithfield
(21–16, 14–21, 16–14)
Report

3 August 2022
19:00
 WilliamsGoldschmidt (RSA) 2–1  IsmailNaseem (MDV) Smithfield
(21–16, 14–21, 15–11)
Report

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mubal Azzam Ibrahim 50 m breaststroke 34.62 38 did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:17.19 35 did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:23.69 22 did not advance
Aan Hussain 50 m freestyle 24.82 46 did not advance
100 m freestyle 55.49 58 did not advance
50 m backstroke 30.08 41 did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:07.07 36 did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:03.35 45 did not advance
Rihan Shiham 50 m backstroke 32.41 44 did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:11.87 37 did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:37.33 20 did not advance
200 m breaststroke 3:03.94 20 did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:05.12 47 did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:37.81 20 did not advance
400 m individual medley 5:35.70 10 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hamna Ahmed 50 m freestyle 30.88 64 did not advance
50 m backstroke 34.51 35 did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:22.02 30 did not advance
50 m butterfly 34.16 50 did not advance
Aishath Sausan 50 m freestyle 30.81 63 did not advance
50 m backstroke 34.76 36 did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:20.49 29 did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:58.24 15 did not advance
50 m butterfly 32.94 49 did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Hamna Ahmed
Mubal Azzam Ibrahim
Aishath Sausan
Aan Hussain
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:14.91 17 did not advance
Aishath Sausan
Aan Hussain
Mubal Azzam Ibrahim
Hamna Ahmed
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:57.22 17 did not advance

Table tennis

Maldives qualified a women's team for the table tennis competitions.[10]

Singles
Athletes Event Group stage Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Moosa Ahmed Men's singles  Abrefa (GHA)
L 0 - 4
 Sabbir (BAN)
L 3 - 4
3 did not advance
Fathimath Ali Women's singles  Maphanga (RSA)
W 4 - 0
 Thomas (WAL)
L 0 - 4
2 did not advance
Aishath Nazim  Sinon (SEY)
W 4 - 0
 Nakhumitsa (UGA)
W 4 - 0
1 Q  Jee (AUS)
L 0 - 4
did not advance
Fathimath Nimal  Fu (CAN)
L 2 - 4
 Li (FIJ)
L 2 - 4
 Qwea (VAN)
W 4 - 1
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
Fathimath Ali
Aishath Nazim
Women's doubles Bye  Cumberbatch /
Velox (SVG)
L WO
did not advance
Fathimath Nimal
Muizzu Malaak
Bye  Hosenally /
Jalim (MRI)
L 0 - 3
did not advance
Aishath Nazim
Moosa Ahmed
Mixed doubles  Chan /
Hosenally (MRI)
L 2 - 3
did not advance
Team
Athletes Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Muizza Malaak
Aishath Nazim
Fathimath Nimal
Fathimath Ali
Women's team  Mauritius (MRI)
L 2 - 3
 Malaysia (MAS)
L 0 - 3
 Australia (AUS)
L 0 - 3
4 did not advance

References

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  3. "Maldives Minister of Sport congratulates flag bearers for CWG Opening Ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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  5. "Group C – Scotland vs. Maldives" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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  7. "Group C – Maldives vs. Uganda" (PDF). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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  9. "ރާއްޖޭގެ ބީޗްވޮލީބޯޅަ ޓީމަށް ކޮމަންވެލްތު ގޭމްސް އިން ފުރުސަތު ދީފި". Adhadhu (in Divehi). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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