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Although Zambia joined the Commonwealth in 1964, it had already made its first appearance at the Commonwealth Games in 1954.
Zambia’s first gold medal came at the Christchurch 1974 Commonwealth Games when Lotti Mwale won the men’s light middleweight division in boxing. Zambia won two bronze medals at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, in boxing and judo.
The Zambia National Olympic Committee was formed in 1964 and is responsible for Zambia’s participation in the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games.
A total of 37 athletes will represent Zambia at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. According to a final list released by the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ), the athletes will compete in eight disciplines – swimming, badminton, table tennis, athletics, boxing, squash, rugby and bowling.
The Zambian government is reported to have set aside a total of 1.6 million kwacha for the participation of athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Australia. These are important games for Zambia as our rugby sevens team will be making its debut. The Commonwealth Games will be held from April 4 to 15.
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| Team Zambia has a total of 10 female athletes out its 39* representatives - Source results.gc2018.com |
The Zambian government is reported to have set aside a total of 1.6 million kwacha for the participation of athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Australia. These are important games for Zambia as our rugby sevens team will be making its debut. The Commonwealth Games will be held from April 4 to 15.
It has been reported that "over one million tickets have been sold and that, it is estimated the Games will attract 672,000 visitors."
The opening ceremony will start at 7:00pm Gold Coast time at the Carrara Stadium, that is normally used as a venue for Aussie rules football. The venue will host the athletics events during the Games. Australia is expected to spend around AUS$2bn (making it the most expensive games ever), on the games. It is the 5th time Australia is hosting this event. It is also a historic game as it is the first time women have the same number of events as men.
*The final list is reported to have 38 athletes.
The opening ceremony will start at 7:00pm Gold Coast time at the Carrara Stadium, that is normally used as a venue for Aussie rules football. The venue will host the athletics events during the Games. Australia is expected to spend around AUS$2bn (making it the most expensive games ever), on the games. It is the 5th time Australia is hosting this event. It is also a historic game as it is the first time women have the same number of events as men.
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