. Mupopo
By Shamaoma Musonda –
AFRICAN 400m women champion Kabange Mupopo has won a gold medal at the on-going Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) senior champions in Durban South Africa.
Mupopo who, who is one of Zambia’s already qualified athletes going to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics produced a scintillating performance in the final and left her rivals in a distance to claim the gold.
Mupopo took the gold medal after timing 51.6 seconds, her second best time this year, to leave Kenyan Margaret Nyairera in distant second with a time 52.2 seconds.
Nigerian Okon- Patience George was third and completed the podium finish with a time of 52.3 seconds.
This was sweet victory for the Lusaka runner as she was beaten by the Kenyan in the semi-final with the smallest of time margins as both were on 52.2 seconds but Mupopo raised her performance in the final to make the difference.
This gold was Mupopo second at a major African competition after she claimed gold at the All-Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville with a time of 50.22 seconds which stands as her personal best.
