Cash money for lifter with gold medal!
The head coach of the Sierra Leone Weight lifting team, Sonny Johnson, has told newsmen and the entire weightlifting team that he will give cash money to any weightlifter from any category that wins a gold medal at the forthcoming All Africa Games to be hosted in Congo Brazzaville.
According to him he will disburse the sum of Le1million for a gold medal winner, Le800,000 for a silver medal winner, and Le500,000 for a bronze winner and all this money will come from his pocket to motivate Sierra Leone’s weightlifters at the games.
The heavyweight lifter stressed that this time around he doesn’t want a bronze medal again from his lifters as he aims for gold, but at least a silver, but bronze is not needed he said.
Johnson also disclosed that his men have already started their preparation since last year where he acquired a gym for them that has all the necessary facilities to compete for the games. “I know my men can do it out there in Congo,” he boasted
Meanwhile the team has already started training at the national stadium weightlifting gym in order to get them fully fit for the games and they are very positive in training, coach Sonny Johnson said.
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