Tinaye Agere
Wallace Ruzvidzo in PARIS, France
VICE PRESIDENT Dr Constantino Chiwenga has arrived in Paris, France, ahead of the official opening of the 2024 Olympics on Friday.
He is accompanied by his wife, Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi-Chiwenga, and senior Government officials.
He was welcomed at the Paris Le Bourget Airport by Minister of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Kirsty Coventry and Zimbabwe Embassy Charge’ d’ Affairs in France Emmanuel Zinyuke, among other officials.
Zimbabwe is being represented by seven athletes at the Games.
These are sprinters Makanakaishe Charamba and Tapiwanashe Makarawu, long-distance runners Isaac Mpofu and Rutendo Nyahora, swimmers Denilson Cyprianos and Paige Van der Westuizen, and rower Stephen Cox.
Besides the Olympics, VP Chiwenga has a series of meetings lined up, as Zimbabwe continues to further its engagement and re-engagement efforts.
Online Reporter
Bongani Ndlovu