Pakistan at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Pakistan competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was Pakistan's 14th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.[1]

Pakistan at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
CGF codePAK
CGANational Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Websitenocpakistan.org
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors67 (42 men and 25 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Muhammad Inam
Bismah Maroof
Flag bearer (closing)Zaman Anwar
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
7
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Muhammad Inam and Bismah Maroof were the country's flagbearers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.[2][3]

Arshad Nadeem won Pakistan's first ever gold medal in Javelin Throw at the Commonwealth Games and the first Athletics gold medal since 1962.[4] Pakistan won a total of seven medals, including two golds, three silvers and two bronze medals, which was its best medal haul at the Commonwealth Games since 1970.[5] Overall Pakistan finished at 18 on the medal table out of 72 participating nations.

Administration

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Syed Mohammad Abid Qadri was the Chef de Mission for the Pakistani team in Birmingham.[6]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.[7]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 2 5
Badminton 2 2 4
Boxing 3[a] 1 4
Cricket 15 15
Hockey 18 0 18
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Judo 2 0 2
Squash 2 2 4
Swimming 1 3 4
Table tennis 1 0 1
Weightlifting 3 0 3
Wrestling 6 0 6
Total 42 25 67
Notes
  1. ^ One boxer failed to make the draw and thus no longer counted.

Medallists

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Medals by date
Day Date       Total
Day 1 29 Jul 0 0 0 0
Day 2 30 Jul 0 0 0 0
Day 3 31 Jul 0 0 0 0
Day 4 1 Aug 0 0 0 0
Day 5 2 Aug 0 0 0 0
Day 6 3 Aug 1 0 1 2
Day 7 4 Aug 0 0 0 0
Day 8 5 Aug 0 2 1 3
Day 9 6 Aug 0 1 0 1
Day 10 7 Aug 1 0 0 1
Day 11 8 Aug 0 0 0 0
Total 2 3 2 7
Medals by gender
Gender       Total
Male 2 3 2 7
Female 0 0 0 0
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total 2 3 2 7
Medals by sport
Sport       Total
Athletics 1 0 0 1
Weightlifting 1 0 0 1
Wrestling 0 3 1 4
Judo 0 0 1 1
Total 2 3 2 7
Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Nooh Dastgir Butt Weightlifting Men's +109kg 3 August
  Gold Arshad Nadeem Athletics Javelin throw 7 August
  Silver Muhammad Inam Wrestling Men's -86kg 5 August
  Silver Zaman Anwar Wrestling Men's -125kg 5 August
  Silver Sharif Tahir Wrestling Men's -74kg 6 August
  Bronze Shah Hussain Shah Judo Men's -90kg 3 August
  Bronze Inayat Ullah Wrestling Men's -65kg 5 August

Athletics

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A squad of five athletes was officially confirmed as of 19 July 2022.[8][9]

Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Shajar Abbas 100 m 10.38 4 Did not advance
200 m 21.12 1 Q 20.89 8 q 21.16 8
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Jamshad Ali Shot put 15.72 11
Arshad Nadeem Javelin throw 90.18  
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Aneela Gulzar 100 m 14.01 8 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Anila Baig Discus throw F44/64 20.69 10

Badminton

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Pakistan received a Bipartite Invitation for the mixed team competition. A squad of four players was selected shortly after the selection trials on 12 May 2022.[10]

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
Murad Ali Men's singles   Tamakloe (GHA)
W (21–9, 21–8)
  Teh (SGP)
L (14–21, 16–21)
Did not advance
Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti   Mulenga (ZAM)
W (21–6, 21–19)
  Ng (MAS)
L (10–21, 9–21)
Did not advance
Mahoor Shahzad Women's singles   P Ramdhani (GUY)
W (21–10, 21–8)
  Kashyap (IND)
L (20–22, 1–8 ret.)
Did not advance
Ghazala Siddique   Chater (FLK)
W (21–4, 21–3)
  Richardson (JAM)
L (15–21, 14–21)
Did not advance
Murad Ali
Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti
Men's doubles   Elliott &
Summers (RSA)
W (21–19, 21–17)
  Rankireddy &
Shetty (IND)
L (8–21, 7–21)
Did not advance
Mahoor Shahzad
Ghazala Siddique
Women's doubles   Chen &
Somerville (AUS)
L (10–21, 13–21)
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
  Pakistan Mixed team   India
L 0–5
  Australia
L 2–3
  Sri Lanka
L 1–4
4 Did not advance
Squad
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   India 3 3 0 14 1 +13 28 2 +26 620 329 +291 3 Knockout stage
2   Sri Lanka 3 2 1 7 8 −1 14 16 −2 489 520 −31 2
3   Australia 3 1 2 6 9 −3 12 18 −6 514 546 −32 1
4   Pakistan 3 0 3 3 12 −9 6 24 −18 382 610 −228 0
Source: BWF

Boxing

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A squad of five boxers was officially confirmed as of 19 July 2022.[8]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zohaib Rasheed Men's Flyweight Failed to enter draw due to mistake by a technical delegate
Ilyas Hussain Men's Featherweight   M. Mokhotho

W RSC

  A. Joseph

W 3–2

  J. Gallagher

L 0–5

Did not advance
Suleman Baloch Men's Light welterweight   S.Thapa
L 0–5
Did not advance
Nazeer Ullah Khan Men's Heavyweight   L. Williams
L 0–5
Did not advance
Mehreen Baloch Women's Featherweight   S. Muthuthanthri

L 0–5

Did not advance

Cricket

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By virtue of its position in the ICC Women's T20I rankings (as of 1 April 2021), Pakistan qualified for the tournament.[14][15]

Fixtures were announced in November 2021.[16]

Roster

Fifteen players were selected on 31 May 2022.[17][18]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Pakistan women Women's tournament   Barbados
L 15 Runs
  India
L 8 Wickets
  Australia
L 44 Runs
4 Did not advance
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 6 2.832
2   India 3 2 1 0 4 2.511
3   Barbados 3 1 2 0 2 −2.953
4   Pakistan 3 0 3 0 0 −1.768
Source: ESPNcricinfo
29 July 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Barbados  
144/4 (20 overs)
v
  Pakistan
129/6 (20 overs)
Kycia Knight 62* (56)
Fatima Sana 2/41 (4 overs)
Nida Dar 50* (31)
Hayley Matthews 1/13 (4 overs)
Barbados won by 15 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Bar)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shanika Bruce, Trishan Holder, Alisa Scantlebury and Aaliyah Williams (Bar) all made their WT20I debuts.[a]

31 July 2022
11:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  
99 (18 overs)
v
  India
102/2 (11.4 overs)
Muneeba Ali 32 (30)
Sneh Rana 2/15 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 63* (42)
Tuba Hassan 1/18 (2 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Ind)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

3 August 2022
11:00
Scorecard
Australia  
160/2 (20 overs)
v
  Pakistan
116/8 (20 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 78* (51)
Sadia Iqbal 1/28 (4 overs)
Fatima Sana 35* (26)
Tahlia McGrath 3/13 (3 overs)
Australia won by 44 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Gymnastics

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One gymnast was officially selected as of 19 July 2022.[8]

Artistic

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Men
Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Mohammad Afzal Qualification 8.400 4.250 10.550

Hockey

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By virtue of its position in the FIH Men's World Ranking (as of 1 February 2022), Pakistan qualified for the men's tournament.[19][20]

Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.[21] Eighteen players were selected for the men's squad as of 13 July 2022.[22]

Men's tournament

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Summary

Key:

Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal Final / BM / PM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Pakistan men Men's tournament   South Africa
D 2-2
  New Zealand
L 1–4
  Scotland
W 3–2
  Australia
L 0-7
4 Did not advance   Canada
W 4–3
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Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 4 4 0 0 29 2 +27 12 Semi-finals
2   South Africa 4 2 1 1 11 12 −1 7
3   New Zealand 4 1 1 2 14 17 −3 4 Fifth place match
4   Pakistan 4 1 1 2 6 15 −9 4 Seventh place match
5   Scotland 4 0 1 3 11 25 −14 1 Ninth place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.


30 July 2022
09:00
South Africa   2–2   Pakistan
Beauchamp   14'
Guise-Brown   54'
Report R. Ali   25'
Hakeem   60'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Bruce Bale (ENG)

31 July 2022
09:00
New Zealand   4–1   Pakistan
Inglis   17'18'
Thomas   43'
Lane   60'
Report G. Ali   26'
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)

3 August 2022
19:00
Pakistan   3–2   Scotland
Hakeem   22'
Shahid   23'
Khan   55'
Report C. Golden   9'
Walker   38'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)

4 August 2022
21:00
Australia   7–0   Pakistan
Govers   12'
Hayward   19'40'
Wickham   42'48'
Anderson   53'
Ephramus   59'
Report
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Seventh place match
6 August 2022
11:15
Pakistan   4–3   Canada
Rana   24'
Ali   25'
Umar Bhutta   52'
Shahid   60'
Report Sarmento   26'58'
Pereira   30'
Umpires:
Fraser Bell (SCO)
Tim Bond (NZL)

Judo

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Two judoka were selected for the competition.[23]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final/BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Shah Hussain Shah -90 kg   Harrison Cassar (AUS)
L
Did not advance   Thomas-Laszlo Breytenbach (RSA)
W
 
Qaisar Khan -100 kg   Jason Koster (NZL)
L
Did not advance

Squash

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A squad of four players was officially confirmed as of 19 July 2022.[8]

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tayyab Aslam Men's singles Bye   Iqbal (PAK)
L 0-1 ret
Did not advance
Nasir Iqbal   Morrison (JAM)
W 3–0
  Aslam (PAK)
W 1-0 ret
  Willstrop (ENG)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Amna Fayyaz Women's singles Bye   Arnold (MAS)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Faiza Zafar Bye   Yiwen (MAS)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tayyab Aslam
Nasir Iqbal
Men's doubles   Ghana
W 2–0
  Scotland
L 1–2
Did not advance
Faiza Zafar
Amna Fayyaz
Women's doubles Bye   Malaysia
L 0–2
Did not advance
Tayyab Aslam
Amna Fayyaz
Mixed doubles   Barbados
L 0–2
Did not advance
Nasir Iqbal
Faiza Zafar
  Sri Lanka
W 2–0
  New Zealand
L 0–2
Did not advance

Swimming

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A squad of four swimmers was officially confirmed as of 19 July 2022.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Haseeb Tariq 50 m freestyle 24.65 43 Did not advance
50 m backstroke 27.89 31
50 m butterfly 25.97 35
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bisma Khan 50 m freestyle 27.82 38 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:02.59 47
50 m butterfly 29.43 33
100 m butterfly 1:08.21 31
Jehanara Nabi 100 m freestyle 1:01.51 40
200 m freestyle 2:13.38 22 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:36.87 17
Mishael Ayub 50 m breaststroke 37.96 31 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:22.12 26
50 m butterfly 31.44 46

Table tennis

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Four players were initially selected on 16 March 2022;[24] it was later confirmed on 13 May 2022 that only one player (Fahad Khawaja) would go to the Games.[25]

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
Fahad Khawaja Men's singles   C. Franklin

W 4–0

  M. Ridoy W 4–1   D. Douglas W 4–0 1   P. Drinkhall

L 0–4

Did not advance

Weightlifting

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The PWF was set to send six qualified weightlifters to Birmingham but a doping scandal means that only three are provisionally set to attend the Games.[26]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Haider Ali 81 kg 135 7 170 5 305 5
Hanzala Dastgir Butt 109 kg 142 9 173 9 315 9
Nooh Dastgir Butt +109 kg 173 GR 1 232 GR 1 405 GR  

Wrestling

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Following the trials, five male wrestlers were selected on 2 April 2022,[27] with a sixth added to the squad at a later date.[28]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ali Asad Men's -57 kg   H. Ridings

W 10-0 (VSU)

  R. Goliath

W 10-0 (VSU)

  K. Ravi

L 4-14 (VSU1)

  S. Singh

W 11-0 (VSU)

DSQ
Inayat Ullah Men's -65 kg   A. Vella

W 10-0 (VSU)

  A. Daniel

W 4-0 (VPO)

  L. McNeil

L 0-11 (VSU)

  R. Connelly

W10-0 (VSU)

 
Sharif Tahir Men's -74 kg   J. Vake

W11-0 (VSU)

  J. Phulka

W5-1 (VPO1)

  C. Hawkins

W11-0 (VSU)

  N. Naveen

L0-9 (VPO)

 
Muhammad Inam Men's -86 kg   K. Malone

W 11-0 (VSU)

  J. Lawerence

W 8-3 (VPO)

  E. Lessing

W 5-3 (VPO)

  D. Punia

L 0-3 (VPO)

 
Tayab Raza Men's -97 kg   R. Mackey

W10-0 (VSU)

  C. Nicol

W10-0 (VSU)

  N. Randhawa

L0-7 (VPO)

  D. Nehra

L2-10 (VPO1)

4
Zaman Anwar Men's -125 kg Bye   K. Marie

W 12-0 (VFA)

  M. Kooner

W 5-0 (VFA)

  A. Dhesi

L 2-9 (VFA)

 

Doping

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Disqualified medal

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Ali Asad was stripped of his medal due to testing positive for performance enhancement drugs.[29]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Bronze Ali Asad Wrestling Men's -57 kg August 6, 2022

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Kycia Knight, Kyshona Knight, Hayley Matthews and Shakera Selman – all capped in WT20Is for the West Indies – also made their WT20I debuts for Barbados.

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