Taekwondo: Eswatini wins nine medals in Mozambique
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Eswatini’s team won nine medals and finished second at the Region V taekwondo test event held in Mozambique. Bonkhe Mthethwa won gold and the Best Junior title, ahead of the Region V Games scheduled for Maputo and Matola, reports the Times of Eswatini.
Eswatini’s taekwondo team finished second at the AUSC Region V test event in Mozambique, on the eve of the regional Games scheduled for next month in Maputo and Matola. The nine-member delegation from Next Generation Academy won four gold, four silver and three bronze medals, according to the Times of Eswatini.
Bonkhe Mthethwa won gold and the Best Junior Male Player title. Saneliso Masuku, Velile Gwebu and Lindokuhle Fakudze also won gold medals. The silver medals went to Lindelwa Mkhatshwa, Gcinumuzi Nxumalo and Marilyn Matse, while Aphiwe Dlamini, Manesi Maziya and Cebolababe Ntshalintshali won bronze.
The competition was used to assess the facilities, technical organisation and logistics for the taekwondo tournament at the Region V Games, which will bring together athletes from 10 countries. It was preceded by a three-day training camp for referees, attended by officials from COSATA and AFTU, as well as four Eswatini referees who could join the Games’ official panel.
