Malawi Paralympic Committee (MPC) has embarked on an athletes’ identification exercise ahead of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
To kick-start the exercise, the association hosted a regional Para-athletics Tournament at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on Saturday.
During the event, athletes competed in several categories based on the degree of their visual impairment.
After the event, MPC Chairperson, James Chiutsi, said the trials were part of an exercise which they launched last November with funding from their mother body, International Paralympic Committee and the Malawi government.
“We have identified 10 athletes in the Southern Region and we will move to other districts where we will get 30 athletes, who will also compete at the national level. We will then select the final 10 athletes to represent the country in Japan,” he said.
Chiutsi commended parents and guardians of persons with visual impairment for encouraging their wards to take part in the competition.
The selected athletes include James Tchale, Ndadziona Barnet, Mphatso Kadzuwa and Blessings Jonas for the men’s 200 metres category whereas Jennifer Winston, Bertha Nyson and Harriet Doviko will compete in the women’s category.
Chancy Moses will represent the men in 100 meters with Bridget Mbeta and Eunice Phiso completing the women’s section of the same category.
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