Northern Ireland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Northern Ireland will compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.[1] It will be the twentieth Games participation for Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Northern Ireland
CGF codeNIR
CGANorthern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Websitewww.teamni.org
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors19 (9 men and 10 women) in 3 sports
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Ireland (1930)

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Judo 437
Lawn bowls 5510
Weightlifting 022
Total91019

3x3 basketball
Main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

On 14 April 2022, Northern Ireland qualified for the men's 3x3 wheelchair basketball tournament by virtue of winning the men's IWBF European Qualifier in Largs, Scotland.[2]

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

A squad of seven judoka (four men, three women) was officially selected on 28 April 2022.[3][4]

Men
  • Nathon Burns
  • Eoin Fleming
  • Joshua Green
  • Callum Nash
Women
  • Rachael Hawkes
  • Sarah Hawkes
  • Yasmin Javadian

Lawn bowls
Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

A squad of ten bowlers (five per gender) was officially selected on 28 February 2022.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Gary Kelly Singles
Sam Barkley
Martin McHugh		 Pairs
Adam McKeown
Gary Kelly
Ian McClure		 Triples
Sam Barkley
Adam McKeown
Ian McClure
Martin McHugh		 Fours
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Shauna O'Neill Singles
Megan Devlin
Shauna O'Neill		 Pairs
Ashleigh Rainey
Courtney Meneely
Chloe Wilson		 Triples
Megan Devlin
Ashleigh Rainey
Courtney Meneely
Chloe Wilson		 Fours

Netball
Main article: Netball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

By virtue of its position in the World Netball Rankings (as of 31 January 2022), Northern Ireland qualified for the tournament.[6]

Complete fixtures were announced in March 2022.[7]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Northern Ireland women Women's tournament  New Zealand  Malawi  England  Uganda  Trinidad and Tobago
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classification matches
4  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Birmingham 2022
(H) Host
29 July 2022
18:00		 New Zealand v Northern Ireland    National Exhibition Centre
31 July 2022
12:00		 Malawi v Northern Ireland    National Exhibition Centre
1 August 2022
18:00		 England v Northern Ireland    National Exhibition Centre
3 August 2022
12:00		 Uganda v Northern Ireland    National Exhibition Centre
4 August 2022
14:00		 Trinidad and Tobago v Northern Ireland    National Exhibition Centre

Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Two weightlifters were selected on 11 April 2022. They qualified through their positions in the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List.[8][9]

Athlete Event Weight lifted Total Rank
Snatch Clean & jerk
Hannah Crymle Women's 59 kg
Caroline Doyle Women's 64 kg

See also

References
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  2. Houston, Michael (14 April 2022). "Scotland and Northern Ireland qualify for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in 3x3 wheelchair basketball". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. "Congratulations to the 7 representatives [...]". NI Judo Federation (Facebook). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  5. "Birmingham 2022: Northern Ireland name seven debutants in lawn bowls squad". BBC Sport. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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