First-Gentleman-Chief-Justice-Richard-Banda-inspires-Team-Malawi-born-wins-Olympic-gold

1
Malawi-born wins Olympic gold, First Gentleman
Chief Justice Richard Banda inspires team
2
(No Transcript)
3
Malawi team taking part in the London 2012
Olympic games can claim a sliver of the gold
medal from a Malawian born Aussie.The
20-year-old Cate Campbell won gold medal of the
London 2012 Olympic games in the womens swimming
4x100m freestyle relay team on Saturday.
4
The gold medallist confirmed she was born and
grew up in Blantyre, Malawi until the age of
nine.Competing for Malawi are Mike Tebulo for
the mens marathon, Ambwene Simukonda the womens
400m and Joyce Tafatatha the 50m
freestyle(swimming).
5
Team MalawiMeanwhile, the First Gentleman
retired Chief Justice Richard Banda who as a
track and field athlete represented Malawi in
Olympics and later became the President of the
Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of
Malawi inspired the Malawi team and wished them
the best in the London games.
6
Banda said this when he visited the team at the
Olympic village, saying what is expected of them
from Malawi is solely their best performance
.The First Gentleman donated K3 million (about
12 000) to the Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC)
which helped preparations of the Malawi team.
7
Banda made the donation out of his passion for
athletics and sports in generalDeputy High
Commissioner at the Malawi High Commission in
London, John Tembo Junior thanked Banda for
visiting the team at the Olympic village before
the games commenced.
8
Tembo said Bandas visit was a special
inspirational and motivation to the Malawi team
to deliver and fly the Malawi flag high.Oscar
Kanjala, who is the President of MOC, thanked the
First Gentleman for the personal donation that
made it possible for Malawi to participate in the
Olympic Games.
9
Kanjala , paid a special tribute to the First
Gentleman and Her Excellency the President Joyce
Banda for their support in the promotion of
sports in Malawi.