Zambia's Muzala Samukonga's Story From Nothing To The Olympic Podium In Paris + Signing With Grand Slam Track
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4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
21-year-old Muzala Samukonga won Zambia’s only medal at the Paris Olympics, which was the country's first since the 1996 Games in Atlanta. He rose to prominence at the 2022 Commonwealth Games when he stormed to gold in 44.66 and beat out Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith, who took silver in Paris.
There isn’t a ton on the internet on Samukonga so that’s why it was nice when our very own Anderson Emerole had the chance to chat with him in Brussels just after he signed a contract to join Grand Slam Track as a 200m/400m racer in 2025. It’s life-changing money for Samukonga, who came from nothing.
You’ll hear from him and his coach Douglas Kalembo on his poor beginnings and how he’s become one of the best 400m runners in the world.
You can read more about Samukonga and all of the other recent Grand Slam Track Racer signings at CITIUSMAG.com
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody and welcome back to the Sidious Mag podcast I'm Chris Chavez and this is my show |
| 0:05.4 | where I chat with some of the biggest names on the track on the roads within the coaching ranks |
| 0:09.3 | and across the running industry. |
| 0:11.3 | Our guests sit down and open up in depth to share their experiences, |
| 0:14.4 | brilliant insights, and vivid snapshots from their professional and personal |
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| 0:32.1 | It's Jamie 729 writes in and says great listening. |
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| 1:04.0 | drop a five-star view on Apple Podcast today. Our guests for this episode is |
| 1:10.5 | Missoula Samakanga who I admittedly didn't know a whole lot about |
| 1:14.7 | when he crossed the finish line for third in the 400 meter final at the Paris |
| 1:17.9 | Olympics. The 21-year-old won Zambia's first medal at the Paris Olympics and it was their country's only |
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