ZAMBIA Athletics (ZA) president Elias Mpondela says he takes full responsibility for Zambia’s bad performance at the just ended Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) U18 and U20 championships at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. And Mpondela says he has reached out to athletics legend Samuel Matete to help groom young athletes but the former world champion is more focused on becoming ZA president. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, Mpondela said while the poor performance and organisation of the championship was a collective responsibility, he took the blame for being the head of athletics in the country. He said there were a number of factors beyond his control which led to the poor performance. Mpondela said it was not possible to...

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