Eswatini At The Commonwealth Games
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Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
(previously known as Swaziland) has competed in thirteen Commonwealth Games, with their first attendance being in
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. They have won four medals, three in boxing and one in athletics. Their first medal was a bronze medal in the men's
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, won by
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in
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Medals


References

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