Christopher Nyika [email protected]
COMMANDER of 1 Infantry Brigade Brigadier-General (Brig Gen)Ernest Shamu has officially opened the Zimbabwe National Army’s Southern Region Inter-Formation Zonal Sports Competition at White City Stadium in Bulawayo.
The competition, which runs until Friday, has brought together officers men and wonen from various ZNA formations in the Southern Region as they battle for honours in different sporting disciplines.
The participating formations are 1 Infantry Brigade, which is hosting the competition, 4 Infantry Brigade, 5 Infantry Brigade, Zimbabwe Artillery Brigade, Parachute Regiment, Headquarters Bulawayo District and Air Defence Regiment.
The soldiers are competing in football, netball, basketball, volleyball, handball, chess and tug-of-war.
The competitions are being held at different sporting venues in Bulawayo, including White City Stadium, United College of Education and Bulawayo Chiefs Sports Ground.
The zonal competition is being used to select and prepare teams that will represent the Southern Region at the ZNA Inter-Formation Sports Competition, which will be held in Mutare.
The sporting event also provides an opportunity for officers men and women from different formations to interact, strengthen teamwork and promote physical fitness while displaying their sporting talents.
The opening ceremony was attended by Commanding Officer 12 Infantry Battalion Colonel Charles Gwete, who is the chairman of the competition and representatives from participating formation
As the host formation, 1 Infantry Brigade is expected to put up a strong challenge against the visiting formations as the different teams seek to qualify for the national inter-formation competition.
The competition is expected to produce highly competitive encounters as the formations battle for supremacy across the different sporting disciplines
