…Boxer Patrick Chinyemba gifted K100, 000 for making Paris Olympics By MICHAEL MIYOBAGOVERNMENT has rewarded 2024 Olympic Games-bound boxer Patrick Chinyemba for being the only boxer from Southern Africa to qualify for the games slated for next year in Paris France. Minister of Sports, Youth and Arts Elvis Nkandu said Government will reward Chinyemba US$5, 000 which is equivalent to K104,829.45 local currency for conquering Africa and reaffirming that Zambia is a great sporting nation and a force to reckon with.Speaking during the medal presentation ceremony yesterday, Nkandu said Chinyemba’s achievement is similar to the celebration the country enjoyed when the Copper Queens qualified to the first ever World Cup, and when sprinter Muzala Samukonga won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.“The young man under the stewardship of the Zambia Boxing Federation with support from the government through the National Sports Council of Zambia and the National Olympic Committee of Zambia has not only made Zambia […]
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