SAMUEL MATETE UNSEATS MPONDELA AS ZAAA PRESIDENT; Silver medallist in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Samuel Matete has been elected Zambia Amateur Athletics Association (ZAAA) President. Matetes election comes after an intense power struggle in the Association with veteran administrator Elias Mpondela who has been at the helm for close to a decade. The Samuel Matete ‘faction’ held a parallel annual general meeting (AGM) at Mulungushi International Conference Centre (MICC) in Lusaka where the former world 400 metres hurdles champion was elected interim president. From Wikipedia: Samuel Matete (born 27 July 1968 in Chingola) is a retired male track and field athlete from Zambia, who competed mainly in 400 metres hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the worlds leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991. This was the first time that an African athlete had won that event.[1] He represented Zambia in the 400 m hurdles on four occasions (1988 to 2000) and was the silver medallist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.[2] His personal best of 47.10 seconds, achieved during the Weltklasse Zürich in 1991, is the current African record and ranks fourth on the all time list.[3]
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 20:26:03 +0000
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