BY SPORTS WRITER
Team Zimbabwe is oozing with confidence as they gear up to take on the world’s best at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. With a strong contingent of seven athletes, the team is eager to make a mark in athletics, rowing, and swimming.
According to Ringisai Mapondera, Team Zimbabwe’s chef de mission, “Oh yes, they have had four years to prepare and as an athlete you will know that the Olympics are the pinnacle of everything, so we are certain that they have been preparing.”
Mapondera expressed optimism about the team’s chances, saying “The chances are very high and we are very positive about and expecting that we should at least be getting a medal or two, but our happiness is that we have seven athletes here representing Zimbabwe.”
The team’s athletes have been busy fine-tuning their skills, with sprinters Makanakaishe Charamba and Tapiwanashe Makarawu set to compete in the 200m dash, while Isaac Mpofu and Rutendo Nyahora will represent Zimbabwe in the marathon events. In the pool, Paige van der Westhuizen and Denilson Cyprianos will fly the flag, and Stephen Cox will make his mark in rowing.
Vice president Constantino Chiwenga, who arrived in Paris to attend the official opening ceremony, has also expressed his support for the team.
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