Commonwealth Games: Medal Chances Slimmer For Team Cameroon

 Six days into the competition the country is still in search of medals as the elimination of some of its athletes continues.

Seyi Wilfred has won his second fight in the 75kg boxing competition at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The victory has put smile on the Cameroonian delegation out there in Australia as the chances for winning medals appear to be slimmer every day.

It has not been an easy start for Cameroonian athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Even though the men’s basketball team won their first game against India and the first victories of Seyi Wilfried and Arsene Fokou in boxing, all does not seem to be going on well for team Cameroon given the high level of the competition.

Six days into the competition Cameroon is still in search of medals. Yesterday, April 8, 2018 was a difficult day for Cameroonian athletes. In 100m athletics race Appes Ekanga finished fifth in the heats and was eliminated from the competition. Charifa Labarang did not finish the race in her group. She suffered a thigh stretch that put her out of the competition.

Marie Giselle Eleme was equally eliminated in the competition. Another bad news for Cameroon was in weightlifting. Fouodji Sonkbou Archangeline finished 9th while Minkoumba Petit David was 6th. On Saturday Donald Nkoh (85kg) finished fourth after lifting a total of 326kg. In basketball Cameroon lost to England 81-54 during their second outing.

Cameroon has thus been eliminated from the competition. With two of Cam...