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Minister’s son eyes Olympics

- By MICHAEL MIYOBA

UPCOMING swimming sensation Joshua Mulenga says his dream is to one day qualify and represent Zambia at the prestigiou­s Olympic Games.

S ea in in an interview a ter im ressin d rin the o rth Swimmin ea e ala at aobab School in sa a, len a said he has been wor in hard to achieve his oal o com etin at the lym ics or the A rican Swimmin on ederation ANA ames.

osh a, the son to inister o S orts, o th and hild evelo ment mman el len a, said he has dedicated an ho r every to train and develo .

he -year-old who swims or Ndola a ids Swimmin l b hailed his t tor athews Shone or hel in him to develo .

y coach has been really hel l beca se he has ot me this ar and now my tar et is

to go to the Olympics or CANA

cham ionshi s, the yo n osh a said.

He enco ra ed other yo n swimmers to wor hard and have hi h ambitions as they develo their swimmin careers. len a anno nced his arrival on the Zambian swimmin scene five years a o

when he broke the national

record at the a e o five d rin the Zambia Amate r Swimmin nion national a e ro ala at the Swimmin ool in sa a.

eanwhile, osh a s coach Shone is ho e l that Zambia will soon rod ce an lym ic swimmin cham ion.

Shone said swimmin has contin ed to develo as a s ort with a lot o comin swimmers determined to achieve reat thin s.

he t re o swimmin in Zambia is loo in reat so ar we have ot some excellent talents s ch as osh a and enaya bao, antastic swimmers who will do reat.

Honestly, swimmin years a o was not to the standards it is today, we have some lym iads ri ht now three or o r who co ld ali y or the lym ics now and in abo t five, six years the yo n ones now will be doin amazin thin s, Shone said.

 ??  ?? Swimmer Joshua Mulenga (second from right) getting set to swim the breaststro­ke category during the Fourth Swimming League Gala at Baobab School swimming pool. -
Swimmer Joshua Mulenga (second from right) getting set to swim the breaststro­ke category during the Fourth Swimming League Gala at Baobab School swimming pool. -

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