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Zambia rues poor performance at All-Africa Games
Lusaka: The Zambian government said it was disappointed over the performance of the country’s athletes at the Congo Brazzaville All-Africa Games, the media reported.
Zambia sent 57 athletes to the 11th All-Africa Games but they only managed to reap one gold and one bronze medal, a news agency reported late Wednesday.
Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development Vincent Mwale said the performance of the athletes was unsatisfactory and called the country’s national sports association to intensify efforts to identify talents in various parts of the country.
The country, he said, had expected the athletes to perform to the expectation especially after the government did everything possible to ensure adequate preparations.
“Of course we are not satisfied with the performance of our athletes. We sent a good number and we expected good results. Personally, I expected judo and swimmers to do well,” the report quoted him as saying.
Zambia’s female 400m runner Kabange Mupopo reaped a gold medal while boxer Emmanuel Ngoma reaped a bronze medal.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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