CHANGALAWE, MWAKALEMA WIN TOP TANZANIA SPORTS AWARDS
Commonwealth Games light-heavyweight bronze medallist Yusuf Changalawe and Grace Mwakalema were last night (June 9) declared winners of the 2023 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards respectively in Dar es Salaam.
In a colourful ceremony organised by Tanzania’s National Sports Council, the two boxers scooped the top awards for their sterling show in last year’s season.
The climax was in the Africa Elite Championships in Yaounde, Cameroon where Changalawe won bronze in the cruiserweight division while Mwakalema made history as the first Tanzanian female boxer to win a medal – a silver – in the prestigious tournament when she lost in the light-middleweight final to Alcinda Dos Santos of Mozambique.
Among the leading sportsmen Changalawe defeated include Tanzania’s top athlete Alphonce Simbu, a marathon silver medallist in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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