Luanda — With the intention of defending the 2024 gold medal and profitable different medals, 42 athletes are within the nationwide pre-selection for related fights, to take part within the African Championship, to be held from April twenty ninth to Could 4th, in Casablanca, Morocco.
The athletes, each within the female and male classes, have been introduced on Saturday, in Luanda, and are gathered in one of many gymnasiums of the Angolan Preventing Federation (FALUTAS), within the Kapolo II space, Kilamba Kiaxi, the place they’ll endure medical and bodily examinations till February.
After this course of, the 20 fighters who will characterize the nation within the African competitors will likely be outlined.
The 42 individuals known as up are divided into the classes of cadets, juniors and seniors, 9 of whom are feminine.
Within the final participation within the African Championship in Egypt, in 2024, Angola gained 9 medals, of which one was gold, three was silver and 5 was bronze.
Manaceu Kumga gained the gold medal within the junior class, whereas Roberto Nbaio, Macaia Katende and Joseth Mavungu, gained silver medal.
The 5 bronze medals have been achieved by Mofenda David, Francisco Kadima, Sofia Vemba, Manaceu Kunga and Macaia Katende, the final two, was in a double class (junior and senior).
The athletes will likely be working with the nationwide coach, Tiago Ndonga, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
In March, the 20 athletes who will go to the Morocco competitors will likely be outlined.
Through the presentation ceremony, the 2024 silver medal winner, Joseth Mavungu, expressed that within the competitors she needs to win the gold medal and qualify for the World Cup, along with the Olympic Video games.
She admitted that as a result of a scarcity of expertise, she missed out on gold due, however figuring out that “via errors we study”, she highlighted that this yr she is concentrated, provided that for the group solely the gold medal pursuits them.
The athlete suggested the youngest members of the group to do their greatest for Angola.
In flip, captain Fernando Matondo, who in 2024 was disqualified for irregularities throughout the battle, promised to be extra prudent and produce the gold medal.
He added that his dream is to be within the World Championship and qualify for the Olympic Video games, contemplating 2025 his yr to attempt for glory.
The nationwide coach, on his flip, mentioned that the group is motivated as one may see within the first day of gathering, with a notable presence of the athletes and the will to be African champions.
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He clarified that the 42 athletes known as up don’t meet the necessity to take part within the African Championship, which might be over 60, because of the requirement of the competitors by which every nation can register as much as 90 gamers.
He highlighted that, the better the variety of athletes, the extra possibilities they’ve of profitable medals, however recalled that Angola doesn’t have the monetary situations to take so many athletes, that’s the reason the most effective ones will likely be chosen, to type a group with most likely 20 athletes as foreseen by the Angolan federation.
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