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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

Written by Israel Saria

For the last 20 years I have been working as a football pundit. This experience has provided me with a very useful insight into football and the opportunity to carry out extensive research into the game including its players, the stadiums, the rules and tactics and I have also been grateful to meet a wide range of people connected to football in the UK, Tanzania, Germany .....

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