By Amanda Tanaka Muzhandamuri.
Boxing in Zimbabwe has for a long time suffered from lack of sponsorship and this weakens the sport as talent is being sabotaged. In Zimbabwe there is potential talent but because of lack of sponsorship this is hindering the sport.
In an interview with Kwedu News, Black Borris Fist Academy coach Vengai Ziwakaya said that lack of sponsorship is a stumbling block for the sport of boxing in Zimbabwe.
“ It is disheartening that lack of sponsorship is a stumbling block in the sport of boxing. In Zimbabwe there is talent which needs nurturing but the major challenge is sponsorship. Boxing is an undermined sport as people tend to ignore it while recognizing soccer ,” he said.
Because of lack of funding “ we do not have full kits for training and that is also hindering our success ,” Ziwakaya added.
He also said that parents on the other hand should support children in sports both financially and emotionally so that when growing up they familiarise themselves with sport.
“ Parents should support their children both financially and emotionally. In my team, I had two boys who qualified for the national team but they could not represent Zimbabwe because they did not
have passports,” he said.
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