Sierra Leone competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 4 4 8Beach volleyball 2 0 2Boxing 2 0 2Cycling 2 0 2Squash 3 0 3Swimming 1 1 2Table tennis 2 0 2Wrestling 2 1 3 Total 18 6 24
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankIsmail Kamara100 m10.705did not advanceMohamed Othman10.887did not advanceVivian Williams10.845did not advanceMohamed Othman200 m22.227did not advanceVivian Williams21.896did not advanceBockarie Sesay400 m49.986did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankHafsatu Kamara100 m12.004did not advanceMariatu Koroma12.286did not advanceDolly Mustapha11.714 q11.918did not advanceHafsatu Kamara200 m24.505did not advanceMariatu Koroma25.597did not advanceMariama Conteh400 m56.665did not advanceDolly Mustapha55.266did not advanceMariama Conteh800 m2:16.579colspan=2did not advance
Beach volleyball
Sierra Leone qualified a men's beach volleyball team, by winning the African qualification tournament held in October 2017.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAbubarr KamaraPatrick LombiMen'sPool BL 0 - 2 (10 - 21, 14 - 21)L 1 - 2 (21 - 19, 18 - 21, 12 - 15)W 2 - 0 (21 - 17, 22 - 20)3 qL 0 - 2 (12 - 21, 14 - 21)did not advance
Boxing
Sierra Leone participated with a team of 2 athletes (2 men).
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultAbu Bakarr Katta−69 kg L 0-5did not advanceGibrilla Kamara−75 kg L 0-5did not advance
Cycling
Sierra Leone participated with 2 athletes (2 men).
Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankAli KamaraRoad raceTime trial1:09:14.9451Mahmoud KeitaRoad raceTime trial
Squash
Sierra Leone participated with 3 athletes (3 men).
Two of the squash players, Ernest Jombla and Yusif Mansaray, did not show up to their doubles match on April 12. They were among a string of competitors who vanished in Australia, possibly with what the organisors considered an intent to seek asylum in the country.
Individual AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJames FayiaMen's singles L 0-3did not advanceErnest Jombla W 3-2 L 0-3did not advanceYusif Mansaray L 0-3did not advance
Doubles AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankErnest JomblaYusif MansarayMen's doublesL L 3did not advance
Swimming
Sierra Leone participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIshmael KoromaMen's 50 m freestyledid not advanceMen's 50 m butterfly28.7353did not advanceBunturabie JallohWomen's 50 m freestyle38.2740did not advanceWomen's 50 m breaststroke48.8124did not advance
Table tennis
Sierra Leone participated with 2 athletes (2 men).
Singles AthletesEventGroup StageRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRene BenjaminMen's singlesL 0 - 4L 2 - 43did not advanceEmmanuel GboyahL 0 - 4L 1 - 43did not advance
Doubles AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRene BenjaminEmmanuel GboyahMen's doublesL 0 - 3did not advance
Wrestling
Sierra Leone participated with 3 athletes (2 men and 1 woman).
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAbdulai SalamMen's freestyle -74 kgL 1 - 4did not advanceL 0 - 5Did not advance10David ContehMen's freestyle -86 kgL 0 - 5Did not advanceL 0 - 45Hajaratu KamaraWomen's freestyle -76 kgL 0 - 5Did not advanceL 0 - 55
See also Sierra Leone at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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