{"id":11932,"date":"2021-12-19T12:56:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T12:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/sprinter-mutale-aims-high-after-region-5-games-gold-treble"},"modified":"2021-12-19T13:15:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T13:15:36","slug":"sprinter-mutale-aims-high-after-region-5-games-gold-treble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/sprinter-mutale-aims-high-after-region-5-games-gold-treble","title":{"rendered":"Sprinter Mutale Aims High After Region 5 Games Gold Treble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Teenage sprinter Ruth Mutale is aiming high after scooping three gold medals at the recent African Union Sports Council Youth Games in Maseru, Lesotho.<\/p>\n<p>The 17-year-old won gold in 100 meters, 200 meters and 4X400 meters relay in the Women\u2019s Under-18 categories. The young runner has been nurtured by former World 400m hurdles champion Samuel Matete at his Kitwe academy.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on arrival from Lesotho, Mutale said she went to Lesotho to gain exposure and was glad to win medals. \u201cI just feel happy. I am excited to have been part of the national team that went to Lesotho,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t expect myself to win medals but I just went there to have good exposure but it turned out that I won medals, which is a good thing. I am still learning how to compete,\u201d Mutale told Radio Icengelo in Kitwe.<\/p>\n<p>Mutale said she targets to qualify for the next Africa Junior Championship. \u201cI am expecting to train well and qualify for the Junior African Championship and the African Senior Championship,\u201d Mutale said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the next five years, I would like to see myself on top of the Zambian athletes and to be one of the top ten world class runners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would also like to see myself competing at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and the Diamond League,\u201d she said. Mutale has just finished senior secondary school education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. Teenage sprinter Ruth Mutale is aiming high after scooping three gold medals at the recent African Union Sports Council Youth Games in Maseru, Lesotho. The 17-year-old won gold in 100 meters, 200 meters and 4X400 meters relay in the Women\u2019s Under-18 categories. 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