10th All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique-Woodcock notches high jump bronze |17 September 2011

Woodcock cleared the bar at 2.15m to take third place behind Sudan’s Mohamed Younis (2.25m, gold medal) and Botswana’s Kabelo Kgosiemang (2.20m, silver medal) at the 10th All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.

Team Seychelles won 11 medals – one gold, two silver and eight bronze – at the quadrennial Games.

Sailor Allan Julie was the country’s only gold medallist in the Laser standard class.

The two silver medals came in badminton and were won by the pair of Georgie Cupidon and Alisen Camille (mixed doubles) and the duo of Alisen Camille and Cynthia Course (women’s doubles).

The bronze medallists are: Georgie Cupidon and Steve Malcouzane (badminton men’s doubles), Georgie Cupidon, Steve Malcouzane, Kervin Ghislain, Alisen Camille, Cynthia Course and Danielle Jupiter (mixed team event), Rodney Govinden (Laser standard), Shrone Austin (swimming 800m and 1,500m), Lissa Labiche (women’s high jump), Lindy Leveau-Agricole (women’s javelin) and William Woodcock (men’s high jump).

G. G.