GOVERNMENT has commended Commonwealth and African 400m champion Muzala Samukonga for qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Samukonga qualified for the summer games after finishing second at the Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League in Morocco with a time of 44.54 seconds. In a race won by Belgian Alexander Doom with a time of 44:51 seconds, Samukonga settled for a second-place finish, with a three-millisecond difference. Finishing third was Botswana’s Bayapo Ndori, with a time of 44:59 seconds, while South Africa’s Lythe Pillay finished fourth after clocking 44:78 seconds. In an interview with Goal Diggers on Monday, Sports Minister Elvis Nkandu commended Samukonga for his qualification. ā€œMuzala’s hard work has finally paid off at the end of the day. He has been...

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