Gymnast Alejandra Morales Martinez carried the flag for Team South Africa at the opening ceremony of the Region V Games in Lilongwe,Malawi on Friday, 02 December 2022.
Martinez is a national age-group champion in tumbling and women’s artistic gymnastics. The 14-year-old is also the reigning gold medallist from last year’s Region V Games, which took place in Maseru, Lesotho.
Alejandra shares her excitement of competing in her second Region V Games. She won gold in last year’s competition 👏🇿🇦#RegionVGames pic.twitter.com/GR6Qwy3IHa
— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) December 2, 2022
Chef de Mission for Team SA at the Region V Games, Patience Shikwambana said: “It gives us such great pleasure to announce Alejandra as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. She has represented her country internationally and was so impressive in winning gold at these Games last year. In her short career she has risen up the world rankings and has already competed against the best the world has to offer in her age group.
“We’re so excited to see her in Malawi defending her title from last year and we’re also looking forward to supporting her and watching her as she goes from strength to strength. Carrying the flag for her country at an International Games such as these is such a great honour for her and we wish her all the best,” concluded Shikwambana.
Photo 1 Caption: Gymnast Alejandra Morales Martinez carried the flag for Team SA at the opening ceremony of the Region V Games in Lilongwe,Malawi on Friday, 02 December 2022. Photo: Team South Africa (Twitter)
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