RESULTS OF THE 2009 AFRICAN KURASH CHAMPIONSHIPS

LUSAKA – 30 MAY 2009

WEIGHT/ CATEGORY	NAME	Country
MEN
56kg Gold	SICHONE Francis	Zambia
56 kg Silver	CHAPMAN Safile	Zimbabwe
56kg Bronze	CLEMENCE Rodwin	South Africa
60kg Gold	NGOMA Lusanda	South Africa
60 kg Silver	PUNZA Mathews	Zambia
60kg Bronze	KAUPA Kgosipula	Botswana
4th	METFULA Lucky	Swaziland
66kg Gold	COLLET Robin	Mauritius
66 kg Silver	MANENGELA Sandile	South Africa
66kg Bronze	SIKAZWE Amos	Zambia
4th	DAVID David	Mozambique
73kg Gold	MPILIKISHA Malema	Zambia
73kg Silver	BOCK Keith	Namibia
73kg Bronze	MAPITIZA Lwazi	South Africa
4th	MWALE John	Angola
81kg Gold	MUNYONGA Boas	Zambia
81 kg Silver	SWANEPOEL Llewellyn	Tanzania
81kg Bronze	GUTA Tatenda	Zimbabwe
4th	DLEPU Hlangabezi	South Africa
90kg Gold	ZULU Simon	Zambia
90 kg Silver	WATANI Vuyani	South Africa
90kg Bronze	MADEIRA Sheldon	Mozambique
4th	HILTON Muvan	Angola
100kg Gold	PHIRI Agida	Zambia
100 kg Silver	NOEMDOE Crayton	South Africa
OPEN Gold	CHINYAMA Edward	Zambia
OPEN Silver	ZULU Aron	ZAMBIA
OPEN Bronze	BOGEAUS Bongi	DRC
4th	NOEMDOE Crayton	South Africa
WEIGHT/ CATEGORY	NAME	Country
WOMEN
48kg Gold	CHIPUPU Bwala	Zambia
48 kg Silver	MUPETA Lontia	Zimbabwe
48kg Bronze	MYOTOYI Z	South Africa
4th.	SIMWANDA Martha	Mozambique
52kg Gold	SHAPA Inonge	Zambia
52 kg Silver	TEMBO Rita	Tanzania
52kg Bronze	PETRA A	South Africa
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57kg Gold	SANDU Esther	Zambia
57 kg Silver	PHIRI Cheluse	Mozambique
57kg Bronze	MARKLEY G	South Africa
63kg Gold	MALAMBO Malambo	Zambia
63kg Silver	CHERRY A	South Africa
63kg Bronze	MYONDO Mildred	DRC
70kg Gold	MIZE A	South Africa
70 kg Silver	CHILESHE Given	Zambia
70kg Bronze	DAKA Misozi	Botswana
78kg Gold	HAMOONGA Marna	Zambia
78 kg Silver	MATIPA Prisca	DRC
78kg Bronze	OYO P	South Africa
OPEN Gold	BANDA Christine	Zambia
OPEN Silver	VENA Mpho	South Africa

The competition took place in Lusaka on the 30^th May 2009 with the following countries entered for the competition: South Africa, Namibia, Congo Brazzaville, Angola, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Mauritius, Morocco and Niger. Due to the current international economic situation some countries found it difficult to attend and I would like to thank the IKA for assisting the participating countries financially. Some minor visa problems were encountered due to late applications and I hope that we can solve this problem in future events.

Zambia dominated the competition, winning most of the gold medals, proving the advantage of hosting an event on home ground.

The referee course prior to the competition was presented by Mr. Vincent Redpath from South Africa and he was assisted by Mr. Gino Bone from Mauritius. Mr. Omar Omar from Mozambique took charge of the table and scoreboard and assisted by Mr. Rodney Clemence from South Africa and Willie Paulsen from Botswana.

The event was honored with the presence of the Zambian minister of sport. He was handed one of the beautiful Uzbekistan jackets by the African Kurash Union and a tournament medal. He really appreciated this gesture and was very proud to wear the jacket during the entire medal presentation which was shown on Zambian television.

A special word of thanks to the following referees who officiated from 10h00 to 19h00. It was a long day and your dedication is appreciated:

Name Surname	Country	Contact Details
Vintcent REDPATH	South Africa	redpath@bfn.co.za +27 82 804 8053 cell
Ernie LOUW	South  Africa	+27 83 4534815 Cell kaizenjudo@absamail.co.za
Gino BONNE	Mauritius	Tel (Code) 234 5473
Webster MULELEKWA	Zambia	webstermule@yahoo.com +26 097 7848813
Chileshe CHISANGA	Zambia	+26 097 7257263
Gideon MBAO	Zambia	+ 26 097 7814181
Sadi KABABBE	Zambia	+ 26 097 7330490
Simon Rimayi MAPANDA	Zimbabwe	Tel (Code) 795527 Cell 011 546 864

Thomas Dunker

President AKU