Sierra Leone at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| Sierra Leone at the Flag bearers | Joshua Wyse Hafsatu Kamara | |
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| Medals |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | ||
Sierra Leone competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[1] This was Sierra Leone's 13th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
Joshua Wyse and Hafsatu Kamara served as the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[2]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Badminton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 26 |
Athletics
- Men
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Karim Bangura | 100 m | 10.51 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Julius Morie | 10.88 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
| Karim Bangura | 200 m | 21.28 | 4 q | 21.62 | 8 | did not advance | |
| Alford Conteh | 400 m | 47.12 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Va-Sheku Sheriff | 51.10 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
- Women
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hafsatu Kamara | 100 m | 11.80 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Jenifer Bangura | 12.00 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Hafsatu Kamara | 200 m | 25.05 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Kadiatu Kanu | 24.76 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Mary Thomas Tarawally | 400 m | 58.18 | 8 | did not advance | |||
Badminton
| 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 | ||
| Abdul Bangura | Men's singles |  Abdul-Samad (GHA)L 0 - 2 |
did not advance | |||||
| Ibrahim Conteh | Bye |  Nibal (MDV)L 0 - 2 |
did not advance | |||||
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| John Browne | Men's Light welterweight | Bye |  Ryan (ANT)L 0 - 5 |
did not advance | |||
| Yusufu Deen Kargbo | Men's Welterweight | Bye |  Mbewe (MAW)L 1 - 4 |
did not advance | |||
| Sara Haghighat-Joo | Women's Light flyweight | — | Bye |  Nakimuli (UGA)L WO |
did not advance | ||
| Zainab Keita | Women's Light middleweight | — | Bye |  Scott (AUS)L 0 - 5 |
did not advance | ||
Judo
A squad of two judoka was entered as of 7 July 2022.[3]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Alfred Bangura | -60 kg | Iddris (GHA) L 01 - 10 |
did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Kenny Williams |  Christodoulides (CYP)L 00 - 10 |
did not advance | 17 | |||||
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mohamed Kamara | 50 m freestyle | 27.69 | 67 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m breaststroke | 36.22 | 40 | did not advance | ||||
| Joshua Wyse | 50 m freestyle | 27.40 | 64 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 29.71 | 52 | did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tity Dumbuya | 50 m freestyle | 31.27 | 66 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 34.17 | 51 | did not advance | ||||
| Kanu Isha | 50 m backstroke | 44.57 | 38 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m breaststroke | 48.66 | 33 | did not advance | ||||
Table tennis
Sierra Leone was awarded a bipartite quota in the men's C3–5 event in para-table tennis.[4]
- Parasport
| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| George Wyndham | Men's singles C3–5 |  Alagar (IND)L 2 - 3 |
 Bullen (ENG)L 1 - 3 |
 Ogunkunle (NGR)L 0 - 3 |
4 | did not advance | ||
Wrestling
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Repechage Format
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Mohamed Sesay | Men's -74 kg | Ntuyo (UGA) W 10 - 0 |
 Hawkins (NZL)L 3 - 9 |
did not advance | 7 | ||
| Sheku Kassegbama | Men's -86 kg |  Hawladar (BAN)W 4 - 0 |
Punia (IND) L 0 - 10 |
Did not advance | Oxenham (NZL) L 1 - 3 |
Did not advance | 7 |
| Mohamed Bundu | Men's -125 kg | Bye | Kooner (ENG) L 1 - 4 |
did not advance | 9 | ||
| Zainab Barrie | Women's -57 kg |  Lim (SGP)L 0 - 6 |
did not advance | 9 | |||
| Madusu Koroma | Women's -76 kg | — | Ruben (NGR) L 0 - 10 |
Did not advance | — | Nelthrope (ENG) L 0 - 4 |
5 |
References
- ^ Palmer, Dan (1 June 2022). "Sierra Leone to focus on youth at Birmingham 2022 after Ebola and COVID impact". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "32 Athletes to represent Sierra Leone in Birmingham". Awoko. Freetown, Sierra Leone. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES BIRMINGHAM 2022 | Nations | Sierra Leone". IJF. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ ""My focus is on the commonwealth games" – George Wyhdam". Awoko Newspaper. Freetown, Sierra Leone. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.