We anticipated that most people would like to know more about this young lad who made history for this country when he won a silver medal and as such we decided to visit Nigel's family in Chilindi Ward in Marobela Village in the Central District where he hails from.It did not take much difficulty to locate Nijel's homestead as he is the talk of the town and village.
Not knowing what to expect when we finally made it to the home, we were warmly received and ended up interacting beautifully with the family. Soon after arriving curious relatives and neighbours started to trickle into the home. According to Nijel's relatives, residents of Marobela have been coming in droves to congratulate the family ever since he won the history-making 800m race in 1:41:73 on Thursday. The celebratory mood could be felt all around. Since the historical night the family has been visited by numerous well-wishers, including the media. Nijel is an orphan and was raised by his two grandmothers. His living grandmother Gakenaope Amos said that though they are not a rich family Nijel was raised with much love. She says that Nijel did not even feel the loss of his mother who died when he was only five years old in 1999. The 78-year-old granny said that she did not watch the epic race but when she heard the news next morning she was overjoyed.
