Malawi at the African Games

Malawi (MAW) has competed in the African Games since the second Games in 1973. Athletes from Malawi have won a total of five medals in three Games, first winning in 1987. While competing, two athletes have also broken the national record in 800 metres, firstly in the men's event in 1987 and then in the women's in 2003.

Malawi at the African Games
IOC code	MAW
NOC	Malawi Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 50th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 5
African Games appearances (overview)
1973 1978 1987 1999 2003 2007 2019

Participation

Malawi's involvement in the African Games is organised by the Malawi Olympic Committee.[1] The country was first represented by Matthews Kambale at the 1973 Games.[2] However, it was not until 1987 that the country received its first medal, a bronze in football. Football is the most popular sport in Malawi.[3] Despite this, it has been the only time that the national team has won a medal at the games.[4]

At the same Games, Kenneth Dzekedzeke set a national record of 1 minute 49 seconds in the men's 800 metres.[5] In 2003, Gertrude Banda repeated the achievement by breaking the national record in women's event.[6] However, development of these individual achievements has been hampered by a lack of infrastructure and capacity in the country and, particularly, a lack of political and corporate financial support.[7] This led to the country being barred from competing in the Games in both 2011 and 2015 due to debt with the Supreme Council of Sports in Africa (SCSA).[8] More recently, Malawi has invested more in international sport and was commended by the organisers of the Games for their structures.[1] The country returned in 2019, sending athletes to compete in archery, athletics, judo, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo.[9]

Medal tables

Medals by Games

See also: African Games and All-time African Games medal table

Below is a table representing all Malawian medals won at the Games.[10] The country ranks 50th in the overall medal table.[11] The highest ranking in an individual Games was 21st in 1987.[12]

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1987 Nairobi		0	0	1	1	21st
1999 Johannesburg		0	0	1	1	34th
2007 Algiers		0	1	2	3	29th
2019 Rabat		0	0	0	0
Total		0	1	4	5

See also

• Malawi at the Olympics
• Malawi at the Paralympics
• Sport in Malawi

References

Citations

1. Kanjere, Peter (21 July 2013). "Anoca takes over All Africa Games". The Nation. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
2. Kasalika, Johnny (19 June 2012). "Matthews Kambale". The Nation. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
3. Niyrongo 2014, p. 85.
4. Kapasula 2010, p. 36.
5. Kasalika, Johnny (2 July 2012). "Still around: Ken Dzekedzeke". The Nation. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
6. "All Africa Games Abuja (Nigeria) 11-16 October 2003". Africathle. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
7. Niyrongo 2014, p. 89.
8. Kanjere, Peter (4 July 2015). "Malawi barred from All Africa Games again". The Nation. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
9. Kaminjolo, Singayazi (16 August 2019). "Malawi team leaves for All Africa Games". The Nation. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
10. "All Africa Games Malawi". bestsports. Retrieved 25 April 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
11. "All Africa Games Medal Table". bestsports. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
12. "All Africa Games Nairobi 1987 Medal Table". bestsports. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

Bibliography

• Niyrongo, Richard (2014). "Country Profile: Malawi". In Keim, Marion; de Coning, Christo (eds.). Sport and Development Policy in Africa: Results of a Collaborative Study of Selected Country Cases. Stellenbosch: Sun Press. pp. 83–90. ISBN 978-1-92068-940-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Kapasula, Jessie Kabwila (2010). "2010 FIFA World Cup and the Patriarchy of Football Spectatorship in Malawi". In Shehu, Jimoh (ed.). Gender, Sport and Development in Africa: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Patterns of Representations and Marginalization. Dakar: Codesria. pp. 27–46. ISBN 978-2-86978-306-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)