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SRC Allows Themba Gorimbo To Wear Zim National Colours In UFC Competitions

11 months agoFri, 12 Apr 2024 13:25:34 GMT

SRC Allows Themba Gorimbo To Wear Zim National Colours In UFC Competitions

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) athlete Themba “The Answer” Gorimbo has thanked the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) for allowing him to wear the national flag during his competitive matches.

Posting on X, Gorimbo also thanked all stakeholders involved in convincing the SRC to allow him to wear national colours. He wrote:

I am truly grateful and happy my voice been heard and I get to have my country flag on my fight kit going forward. This is big. As an athlete in @ufc it feels good to see your country’s flag on your gear.This is part of the story & history. Thank you to everyone who played part.

Gorimbo shared a letter dated April 11, 2024, addressed to him by SRC chairman Gerald Mlotshwa advising him that his request had been granted. Reads the letter:

I make reference to your application for approval to wear national colours when representing Zimbabwe (as a Mixed Martial Arts athlete) dated 22 February 2024.
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The Sports and Recreation Commission is pleased to advise that the Minister of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Hon. Kirsty Coventry, has authorized you to wear the national colours of Zimbabwe during Mixed Martial Arts competitions and related events.
The approved colours are as presented in your application, above. Kindly note that any change in the kit will require our prior approval.
The SRC wishes you all the success in your sporting endeavours.

In February this year, Gorimbo criticised the Minister of Sport, Arts, Recreation and Culture Kirsty Coventry, stating that he no longer looked up to her.

He said Coventry was the worst Sports Minister ever and blamed her for the poor state of sports in the country.

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26 Comments

Chipikiri · 2 months ago

Nyika yamadzibaba

masigede · 11 months ago

taura hako Cde

Kirsty Coventry · 11 months ago

The worst sports minister of all time

masigede · 11 months ago

DR Kirsty Coventry just booked herself a place to be burried at heroes acre,kwasara kungonzwa kuti she joined the liberation struggle in 1972,

Cde · 11 months ago

Kana usina kumuona paChimoio ndiwe wausat wazvarwa

pee · 11 months ago

akuda kuruza ngaasiyane nazvo zvezim izvo

. · 11 months ago

This daughter of a British Mafia is clueless,

Cde hondo · 11 months ago

Gorimbo is Zimbabwean and that doesn't need authorization from a clueless coventry to wear national colors. She is the worst ever sports minister in Zimbabwe and even Rhodesian era

Anonymous · 11 months ago

Nothing works at zanupf I have never had an athletic begging for a flag when they are representing their countries, except in Zimbabwe. Why would you need a permission. Mnangagwa is always having national colours. We know Jamaicans easily for the love of their country and flag.

flying Doc ( 3Ds) · 11 months ago

it's not necessary wen representing the nation u don't hv 2 beg for national colours or flag . Zim is far away from professionalism ...

kamukono ketsambarafuta👉👌💧 · 11 months ago

chivhayo for president 2028 ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

gold medalist · 11 months ago

Only speaking used to say Kistry is not doing her job until now. Let's seriously look at it all, she was given a broken bus to drive after other drivers were layed off. Horimbo is wrong to criticize her as well same applies to everyone whose just throwing criticism on her. She took over of something that was rotten already, should we blame her or first look at it all. Why not give time and resources and see what she's capable of, she might come up with medals on those stadiums. Those stadiums were were already not world class before she took over, we can go back to the time SA hosted the world cup. They should have utilized that moment and upgrade as well while the neighbor was upgrading it's stadiums and building new ones. The then minister should have sourced funding to copy what was done next door using local funding. We can not keep on saying she's failing the one who failed is the one who was in charge in 2010 while world cup was next door.

Anonymous · 11 months ago

Even if your will has been granted, she still remains the worst minister. She only talks of renovation at NSS besides that she is always quiet. Up to now we don't even know where worriors are playing against Lesotho in June. Zanupf inorwadza kudarika vanhu vakafa

Ayas · 11 months ago

Gorimbo deserves to wear the national colours better than the worriors themselves or the minister or the so called SRC given his outstanding performance and pedigree. The same goes for the likes of Peter Ndlovu, Thomas Mapfumo and all other Zimbabwean patriots who exceled in their various endivours as opposed to our ever wanting politicians and worse still our uneducated professors who have led the beloved motherland on a downward spiral since time immemorial. Gorimbo deserves the right to use the national flag better than a whole bunch of looters and murderers whom we hero worship as patriots. The minister was wrong in the first instance to refuse him the right to his national identity and patriotic duty. In my view no one and not even a single body from the ministry as well as the SRC whatever that stands for has a right to claim credit for allowing Gorimbo to use the national colours of the ZWL Gold baked or backed teapot shaped fiefdom. It is his birthright as a bona-fide athlete of exceptional abilities. Suffice to say he is extremely patriotic. This is true in light of his unwavering stance to insist on donning his national colours regardless of the fact that he achieved his status without any contributions from the Minister or ministry or the SRC. (I don't think they have any role in sport) SRC and or that nonentity called a ministry must immediately swallow their pride and apologize to the national icon who goes by the name of Magorimbo. I don't even need any corrections of whatever nature from anyone. What I have said is true.

Zimbo · 11 months ago

@Ayas ini ndinokukorecta chete. His name is GORIMBO, not MAGO aurikutaura awo kkkk. Good facts though

Onlooker · 11 months ago

So one need approval from the authorities to wear national flag ??

Bhomora Zvekuti · 11 months ago

🤣🤣🤣 Hanzi Brick by brick wangu

Bvepfepfe · 11 months ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Zvakawoma, but why is it, it took so long nhai? Zimbabwe has a slow ministry ndosaka ana Beast Mtawarira vakaita represent South Africa and also Derek Chisora akaita represent UK ku Boxing coz muno hapana hapana

doug · 11 months ago

It is the sports minister who authorised. Gorimbo should swallow his pride and give thanks to where it rightfully belongs, to the minister. Even without apologising for calling her the worst minister, I am sure she understands people and understands him, and she will wish him the best in his fight!

Yoyoyo · 11 months ago

😁😁 This doesnt change the fact that Kirsty is failing. Look at our soccer stadiums, for how many years during her tenure and still no bucket seats in the traditional stadiums. Zambia, Rwanda, Madagascar, Botswana and of course SA thanks to 2010 Fifa world cup they have world class stadiums

collins zw · 11 months ago

iwe wakakwana here, why should anyone ask to use their national flag, it should be your right, your nation your pride

kamukono ketsambarafuta👉👌💧 · 11 months ago

taura hako yoyoyo mfanam uyo siyana naye anemsoro wakazara wiwi....the wiwi master

flying Doc ( 3Ds) · 11 months ago

do u nid any approval or wat so Eva wen representing yo own nation.. I thot it's automatic hahahaha hell

@gombiro · 11 months ago

Usarwadziwe na Kirsty Coventry xaa aita sey ipapa, haunyare mwana iwewe