Zambia competed at the
2019 African Games
The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in January 2017.
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held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in
Rabat
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, Morocco.
In total, athletes representing Zambia won one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals and the country finished in 24th place in the medal table.
Medal summary
Medal table
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Athletics
Eight athletes competed in athletics:
Lumeka Katundu,
Luchembe Kennedy,
Hellen Makumba
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Agness Mazala
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Daniel Mbewe
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Suwilanji Theresa Fotwe Mpondela,
Rhodah Njobvu and
Sydney Siame
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.
Sydney Siame won the gold medal in the
men's 200 metres event.
Luchembe Kennedy competed in the
men's 400 metres event. He qualified in the heats to compete in the semifinals.
Hellen Makumba competed in the
women's 100 metres and
women's 4 × 100 metres relay events.
In the 100 metres event she qualified to compete in the semifinals.
Agness Mazala also competed in the women's 100 metres event. She did not qualify to compete in the semifinals.
Badminton
Zambia competed in badminton with four players.
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won the bronze medal in the
men's singles event.
Boxing
Five athletes were scheduled to compete in boxing:
Ben Banda,
Mbachi Kaonga,
Everisto Mulenga
Everisto Mulenga (born 26 March 1999) is a Zambian amateur boxer. He won a bronze medal at the 2019 African Games and later qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning the African Qualification Tournament, both at featherweight.
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Benny Sichuundu Muziyo and
Nkumbu Silungwe.
Everisto Mulenga won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight (57kg) event.
Chess
Stanley Boston Chumfwa,
Anndrew Kalenda Kayonde,
Mwangala Linah Mululu and
Makumba Lorita Mwango competed in chess.
Mwango won the silver medal in the women's rapid individual event.
Equestrian
Ariana Frances Barclay Castle,
Diana Dakik,
Amber Estelle Homles and
Anna Bunty Howard
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competed in equestrian.
Castle competed in the individual jumping event and Dakik, Homles and Howard competed in both the individual jumping and team jumping events.
Football
Zambia's
women's national football team was scheduled to compete in the
women's tournament but withdrew and did not compete in their scheduled matches.
Handball
Zambia's
national handball team competed in the
men's tournament.
They were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Angola.
Judo
Five athletes represented Zambia in judo:
Andrew Sande Kaswanga,
Steven Mung'andu,
Mathew Mwango,
Taonga Soko and
Simon Zulu.
Swimming
Four athletes represented Zambia in swimming:
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;Women
;Mixed
References
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Nations at the 2019 African Games
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