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Brothers Lwamba, right, and Temwa Chileshe, left, will represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games for the first time in Birmingham.
Squash-playing brothers Lwamba and Temwa Chileshe are two of the new faces in a seven-strong New Zealand squad for the Commonwealth Games.
Lwamba was born in Zambia, but arrived in New Zealand as a youngster, while Temwa was born in Christchurch. They reside in Hamilton and will play doubles together with places in the singles as well.
They recently spent six months training overseas with some of the world’s best, as well as representing New Zealand at the world doubles championship.
Since returning home, the pair have faced each other in the finals of the Barfoot & Thompson Panmure and Auckland Opens, with Lwamba, 23, beating Temwa, 21, on both occasions for the title.
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Other features of the New Zealand squad include world No 1 Paul Coll and defending Commonwealth singles and doubles champion Joelle King.
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Brothers Lwamba Chileshe, right, and Temwa Chileshe, left, have a hit at Tuesday’s Commonwealth Games squad announcement.
Also new to the team are Kaitlyn Watts and Abbie Palmer. Watts, 21 is one of eight siblings from the Manawatū (five brothers, two sisters). She has been based in the Northern Hemisphere over the past six months training and playing in PSA events.
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Another experienced team member is Amanda Landers-Murphy who will suit up for her third Games. The left-hander will play doubles with King, where she was the star of the final four years ago when the pair produced a gold medal.
King won three medals at the last edition of the Commonwealth Games. Gold in the women’s singles, gold in the women’s doubles alongside Landers-Murphy, and bronze with Coll in the mixed doubles.
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