The 11th All Africa University Games continued on Thursday with some outstanding performances from athletes from Mauritania and Ghana.
My gold jump is not my personal best, says a Mauritanian athlete
Joseph Dezadin, a student of the University of Mauritius and a high jump gold medallist, said the jump that gave him the gold medal was not his personal best.
Dezadin said in an interview with NAN shortly after the medal presentation at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Sports Centre. Dezadin beat off stiff competition from Ghanaian athletes and said he was happy winning the gold medal.
“It is an amazing feeling today to have won the gold medal because the jump that led that is not my personal best, but I thank God that it was enough to win the gold medal.
“I represented Mauritius in the last African Games, but I did not win any medal, so I know what the feeling is over there and the pressure. I just try to improve and become stronger.
“High Jump needs a lot of…