In fact, it was one and two for Zimbabwe as Bertha Chikanga settled for second place but a clean sweep was avoided after Elita Ncube pulled out after falling in the third lap.
Ncube, however, will seek to bounce back to the podium when she takes part in the 800 metres final scheduled for Wednesday. On top of the 800 metres final, there will also be both the 100 metre finals.
In fact, Tuesday was a day of mixed fortunes for Zimbabwe as the Zimbabwean netball team was swept aside by South Africa, losing 40-32 in the process.
The same could be said of tennis top seed Rondai Saurombe who was knockout out in the semi finals but will try for a bronze medal when he competes in the third and fourth place play off.
But Valeria Bhunu is still holding the flag high in tennis and is guaranteed of a medal after reaching the singles final. The Region 5 Youth Games which rolled off on December 4 will run up to December 14, and are a showcase of the future sports stars from the region.
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