A nine-strong weightlifting delegation are to leave the country Tuesday ( May 7)  for Nairobi, Kenya, to take part in the annual African Weightlifting Championship, which starts tomorrow and ends on Monday May 13.

The delegation, which comprises coach William Dixie and six weightlifters – last year's snatch gold medallist Janet Thélermont, Charles Siméon, Peter Havelock,  Robert Kilindo, Terence Dixie, Frank Accouche and Steven Baccus – will be led by Robert Rose, chairman of the Seychelles Weightlifting Association.

Rose, who is also expected to officiate during the five-day competition, told Sports Nation that he was expecting the local weightlifters to do very well.

“The athletes are ready for the competition and I believe that they will give an excellent account of themselves in Kenya,” he said.

The delegation is expected back home on May 14.