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The Gambia at the Commonwealth Games

The Gambia at the Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

The Gambia has sent a team to every Commonwealth Games from 1970 except the boycotted 1986 Games. The only medal for the Gambia was won in their first appearance in 1970, a bronze by Sheikh Tidiane Faye in the men's high jump.[1]

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The Gambia withdrew from the Commonwealth in October 2013, so it was not represented at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Gambia returned to the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018, as Adama Barrow had promised to do as part of his campaign in 2016 in which he was elected as the third President of the Gambia.

A team from The Gambia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, having been restored to its membership of the Commonwealth Games Federation on 31 March 2018.

Medals

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References

  1. [1]
    "Sheikh Tidiane Faye". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    "The Gambia". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.


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