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Zanzibar to send three athletes to Brazil

Zanzibar Amateur Athletics Association (ZAAA) will send three runners in a half marathon to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 28.

ZAAA secretary general Khamis Gulam said yesterday that runners from 30 nations had confirmed to take part in the race recognised by the world governing body, IAAF.

He named the athletes as Sarah Ramadhani, Abubakar Said and Marco Joseph.

He said Marco qualified for the race after finishing sixth in a race held in Nigeria while Sarah qualified after winning a race in Kampala, Uganda. However, he did not say the qualification of Said.

Gulam said the winner of the inaugural Rio de Janeiro race would be awarded a car.

  • SOURCE: Guardian

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Written by Israel Saria

I have been involved with sports in Tanzania as a Volleyball Coach for many years—and was a Tanzania Amateur Volleyball Association (TAVA) leader. I studied sports management at Leipzig University in Germany and understand the science behind sports. That led me to work as a football pundit, with the BBC ( Swahili service) in London. That experience and exposure took me to covering the 2010, World Cup in South Africa. This provided me with a great insight into international level football commentary and the opportunity to carry out extensive research into the game including its players, the stadiums, the rules and tactics.I have also been grateful to meet a wide range of people connected to football in the UK, Tanzania, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, France, Kenya etc, and visited almost all of the key football stadiums across United Kingdom, and Europe.

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