Rising female boxer, Anisha Bashir, Wednesday received K1 million from the government as a token of appreciation for winning the Africa Boxing Union (ABU) Superlight Weight championship in Kenya recently.
\nMinister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development, Francis Kasaila, and Minister of Justice, Samuel Tembenu, presented the money to Bashir who won the ABU belt after defeating Kenyan <\/p>\n
boxer, Consolata Masunga, at Carnivore Gardens in Nairobi last month.
\nAfter presenting the award on behalf of fellow Cabinet ministers at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, Tembenu said Bashir\u2019s achievement was worth recognising.
\n\u201cLet me remind all Malawians that her success is for all of us. I would like to encourage all other athletes, particularly female athletes, to work hard so that, in a year or two, we shall have more champions in various sporting codes,\u201d Tembenu said.
\nKasaila said the boxer had done the nation proud; hence, the contribution of the Cabinet ministers.
\n\u201cWe are very excited that some athletes are working hard to put Malawi on the international map. We believe that the reward will motivate her to continue working hard so that she does well all the time,\u201d Kasaila said.
\nBashir, whose record includes seven wins and five losses, thanked the government for recognising her, saying she would love to present the belt to President Peter Mutharika and First Lady Getrude Mutharika if accorded an opportunity.
\n\u201cI did not expect it. I am really humbled. I will work hard to do more\u201d she said.
\nMalawi Professional Boxing Control Board Chairperson, Lonzoe Zimba, appealed to companies and well-wishers to sponsor boxers so as to develop the sport in the country.
\nBashir became the first Malawian boxer to achieve the feat after Chikoya Mphande in 1994. South Africa-based Isaac Chilemba achieved a similar feat in 2008.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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