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Ms. Shelda Chipito

Gazette No. 1335
Citation

“WHEREBY, YOU ARE CURRENTLY RANKED WORLD NUMBER ONE FEMALE FLYWEIGHT FIGHTER UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FEDERATION (IMMAF). IN CHIBOMBO DISTRICT, CENTRAL PROVINCE YOU COME FROM A TOUGH CHILDHOOD MARKED BY ADVERSITY. LONG BEFORE YOU STEPPED INTO THE CAGE, YOU ROSE AGAINST INCREDIBLE ODDS TO BECOME ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING AMATEUR MIXED MARTIAL ARTISTS (MMA) ATHLETE IN THE WORLD. YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED RESILIENCE, HOPE AND INSPIRATION TO THE GIRL CHILD IN ZAMBIA, PROVING THAT NO DREAM IS UNATTAINABLE AND NO OBSTACLE IS TOO BIG. YOU CARRY THE HOPES OF ZAMBIA WITH YOU EVERY TIME YOU STEP INTO THE CAGE. WHEREBY, YOU HAVE ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING: SILVER MEDALIST AT THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FEDERATION (IMMAF) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN TBILISI, GEORGIA; GOLD MEDALIST IN THE 2025 IMMAF AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN LUANDA, ANGOLA WHERE YOU HAD A DOMINANT FIRST (1ST) ROUND TECHNICAL KNOCK- OUT (TKO) IN THE FINAL; BRONZE MEDALIST IN THE 2024 IMMAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN UZBEKISTAN. THIS WAS ZAMBIA’S FIRST FEMALE MEDAL AT THE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS GLOBAL STAGE; SILVER MEDALIST IN THE 2024 IMMAF AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA; MULTIPLE TECHNICAL KNOCK OUTS AND DECISION VICTORIES IN THE ZAMBIA NATIONAL AMATEUR LEAGUE AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. WHEREBY, YOU ARE PROOF THAT THE FUTURE OF ZAMBIAN MMA IS BRIGHT AND FEMALE ATHLETES ARE LEADING THE CHARGE. YOUR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AND ENSURING THAT YOU ELEVATE THE ZAMBIAN FLAG IS AN INSPIRATION WHICH DESERVES SPECIAL RECOGNITION.”

Award Details
Award
Individual
Division
—
Event
Independence Day
Date Awarded
24 October 2025
Venue
State House
Award Type
Individual
Summary
GenderFemale
ProvinceLusaka
District—
Gazette No.1335
Gazette Vol.130
Gazette Date2025-10-22 00:00:00
PosthumousNo
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