ZAMBIA’S young athletes continued their campaign at the ongoing African Youth Games in Luanda, Angola, on Saturday and battled challenging conditions across multiple venues while showing resilience and steady progress in swimming and table tennis. Action began at the swimming pool, where Zambia’s swimmers carried forward the momentum gained from recent personal achievements. Young Joshua Mulenga, who made waves on Friday after recording a personal best time of 54.42 seconds in the 100m freestyle final, returned to the water for two exciting races. In the 200m freestyle final, Mulenga posted a time of 2:03.57 to finish fifth overall, holding his own against a strong continental field. Mulenga later competed in the 50m butterfly, where he placed eighth after touching the...

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