Ekiring gets Uganda bronze medal
EDWIN Ekiring lost his nerve when it mattered most in what was supposed to be an easy semi-final yesterday. There were jubilations nevertheless in the Ugandan camp to celebrate the bronze, the first medal in what had until that point been a disastrous run at the games.
By James Bakama
in Algiers
EDWIN Ekiring lost his nerve when it mattered most in what was supposed to be an easy semi-final yesterday.
There were jubilations nevertheless in the Ugandan camp to celebrate the bronze, the first medal in what had until that point been a disastrous run at the games.
Ekiring got off to an explosive start, leading Zambia’s Elly Mambwe 9-4 but cracked mid-way through the first set at Algiers’ El Biar Hall.
A string of bad shots by Ekiring enabled Mambwe to claw back and take charge and win 21-7, 21-9.
A frustrated Ekiring at one point in the first set threw away his racket, earning himself a yellow card.
He later conceded that he got frustrated struggling against an opponent he always beat in training.
“I played terribly. I should have kept cool and made up in the second set,†he later said.
South Africa had earlier dashed hopes of a second bronze when they stopped Ekiring and Abraham Wogute in the doubles.
in Algiers
EDWIN Ekiring lost his nerve when it mattered most in what was supposed to be an easy semi-final yesterday.
There were jubilations nevertheless in the Ugandan camp to celebrate the bronze, the first medal in what had until that point been a disastrous run at the games.
Ekiring got off to an explosive start, leading Zambia’s Elly Mambwe 9-4 but cracked mid-way through the first set at Algiers’ El Biar Hall.
A string of bad shots by Ekiring enabled Mambwe to claw back and take charge and win 21-7, 21-9.
A frustrated Ekiring at one point in the first set threw away his racket, earning himself a yellow card.
He later conceded that he got frustrated struggling against an opponent he always beat in training.
“I played terribly. I should have kept cool and made up in the second set,†he later said.
South Africa had earlier dashed hopes of a second bronze when they stopped Ekiring and Abraham Wogute in the doubles.