South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

South Africa at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of South Africa
CGF codeRSA
CGASouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websiteteamsa.co.za
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors217 (96 men and 121 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Christian Sadie
Bongiwe Msomi
Flag bearer (closing)Jovan van Vuuren
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
7
Silver
9
Bronze
11
Total
27
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

Para-swimmer Christian Sadie and netballer Bongiwe Msomi were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]

Durban initially secured the hosting rights after Edmonton withdrew from the bidding contest, which would have led to the Games being hosted on African soil for the first time.[3][4] However, the South African government subsequently claimed it would not be possible to host the Games because of financial constraints;[5] as a result, the CGF stripped Durban of their hosting rights in March 2017.[6]

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  2. ^ Mateza, Mawande (25 July 2022). "Msomi and Sadie Named Team SA's Commonwealth Games Flagbearers". Eyewitness News. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Edmonton withdraws bid for 2022 Commonwealth Games". Euronews. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Durban confirmed as 2022 host city". BBC Sport. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Durban 'may drop out as host'". BBC News. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Durban stripped of 2022 Commonwealth Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2022.