By SANDRA MWILA –
BADIMITON Under 15 Africa Champion Kalombo Mulenga says he is now targeting to win another gold medal at the All Africa Schools championship slated for Mauritius in December.
He said in an interview yesterday in Lusaka that the gold medal he won at the just ended Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA) was just the beginning of his career.
“It feels good to be a badminton Africa champion, I really put in my effort to achieve this status and win a gold medal,” Mulenga said.
The gold medallist said he will train even harder to continue winning medals at International tournaments.
Mulenga also won a silver medal in the boy’s doubles when he partnered with Andrew Mumba.
Mumba said in a separate interview that he promising to lift the Zambian flag higher in coming tournaments.
Meanwhile under 15 coach Ngosa Chongo said the performance of the budding stars was overwhelming.
”I was very impressed with the performance of these boys who bagged medals because it was their first international tournament,” he said.
He said Zambia had talent and there is need for the players to gain exposure.
“These boys are very talented they just need more exposure and I am positive if they remain focused they will mint medals at the All Africa Schools,” Chongo said.
