Benki ya Azania yadhamini Kids Run Dar

May 22, 2016

RC Makonda akishuhudia makubaliano
 NA ESTHER GEORGE, DAR ES SALAAM

BENKI ya Azania imeingia makubaliano na Shirikisho la Riadha Tanzania (RT) kuendesha mashindano ya riadha kwa watoto walio chini ya umri wa miaka 16 yajulikanayo kama Kids Run Dar es Salaam yatakayofanyika Juni 5.

Hafla ya makubaliano hayo ilifanyika jana na kushuhudiwa na Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam, Paul Makonda. Benki hiyo imewekeza shilingi milioni 130 kwa ajili ya mbio hizo. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Azania, Godfrey Dimoso, alisema benki hiyo inamilikiwa na Watanzania na wamejitosa kudhamini mbio hizo baada ya kukubaliana na RT.

“Hili kwetu ni tukio la kihistoria kwa kuwa benki yetu ni ya kwanza kudhamini riadha tukiwa sekta binafsi, hivyo tumekubaliana na wenzetu wa RT kushirikiana katika hilo,” alisema Dimoso. Kwa upande wake, Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa RT, William Kalaghe, alisema ni mara ya kwanza mashindano hayo kupata wadhamini nje ya Serikali, hivyo itasaidia katika kukuza vipaji vya watoto.

“Hili ni tukio la kihistoria kwetu RT kupata mdhamini nje ya Serikali, tunatarajia watoto zaidi ya 2,000 watashiriki mbio hizi. “Miji mingi duniani imekuwa maarufu kutokana na riadha, nasi tunaamini kuwa mbio hizi zikisimamiwa ipasavyo zitasaidia kwa kiasi kikubwa kukuza mji wetu wa Dar es Salaam,” alisema.
Naye Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam, Makonda, aliyekuwa mgeni rasmi katika hafla hiyo, alisema watoto wengi wana vipaji, lakini hawapati fursa ya kuendelezwa.

“Kama hatujawekeza kwa watoto, hatuwezi kuendelea kama taifa, michezo si burudani pekee, bali pia ni uchumi wa mataifa mbalimbali, sisi tunazidi kushuka kwa kuwa hatuoni faida ya michezo, lakini tukijipanga vema tutaondokana na uhalifu, vijana watalitangaza taifa na pia kupunguza tatizo la ajira,” alisema Makonda.

Chanzo: Mtanzania

MOUNT HANANG IN NOTHERN TANZANIA IS HOME TO WORLD CLASS ATHLETES

May 22, 2016


Katesh is the capital city of Hanang District of Manyara Region, mt Hanang is the 3rd tallest mountain in Tanzania after mt Meru and mt Kilimanjaro. Hanang District is home to most famous athletes who have represented Tanzania well, led by the legendary  Gidamis Shahanga (Commonwealth Games gold medalist in the marathon 1978 in Edmonton Canada, again won a gold medal in 10,000m in Brisbane Australia in 1982). Gidamis Shahanga become an inspiration to hundreds of young athletes and was seen as an icon and a celebrity both in Manyara Region and Tanzania as a whole. Born in Jarodom Vilage Shahanga is the first born in the family of Sumni Gituru Shahanga, his younger brother (Alfredo Gidabit Shahanga) took up the sports as well.

Gidamis Shahanga's success later produced a pair of world class runners who carried the flag of Tanzania across the world during the 1980s and late 1990s. The late Simon Robert Naali born in Mogitu Village won the bronze medal in 1990 Commonwealth Games marathon in  Auckland New Zealand, Andrea Sambu broke the world Jr. record 3,000m and is the only runner to has won the world cross country championships in Belgium in 1990. Sambu was born in Masakta Village 30 kilometers east of Katesh.

Gewayi Suja, another Jarodom origin won the bronze medal in 1998 Kuala Lumpur Malasia, Mr. Gewayi Suja is a police officer at the Manyara Region HQ. Francis Naali wa the 2002 Commonwealth Games champion held in Manchester United Kingdom, he is the younger brother of the late Simon Robert Naali, he also works as a police officer in Kilimanjaro Region. Other athletes who have won medals or major international meets includes Alfredo Gidabit Shahanga (1989 Berlin marathon in Germany), The late Boay Akonaay has just passed away after a short illness was one of the most famous runners of the mid 1990s, Mr. Akonaay placed 6th at the 1994 Boston marathon and was the Fukuoka marathon champion in the same year, he was born in Bassotu Village 25 kilometers north of the town of Katesh. John Nada Saya who is also 'no longer with us (passed away two years ago) won several big marathons in South Korea and in Europe as well, was also born in Jarodom Village, Jarodm Village is near by the Katesh township and is bordering mt Hanang forest.

All athletes mentioned above came from Hanang District, 'Tanzania has won very few medals; but more medals out of the few are claimed by athletes from Hanang District'. Almost all athletes mentioned have participated in one or more than one Olympic Games.

Kituo cha Michezo ya Riadha kujengwa mkoani Manyara

May 22, 2016

Na Wilhelm Gidabuday,


Waziri wa Michezo / Mh Nape Nnauye
Serikali imesema kuwa itajenga kituo cha michezo ya riadha mkoani Manyara. Maandalizi yakikamilika ujenzi utaanza.

Hali ya hewa ya mkoa wa Manyara inafaa kwa mazoezi ya mchezo wa riadha


Serikali kupitia mkoa wa manyara imepanga kujenga kituo cha michezo kwa kushirikana na wananchi, aidha wanashughulikia kupatikana kwa eneo husika. 

Maandalizi yakikamilika na mazungumzo yakikamilika, ujenzi utaanza.

Giniki - Runner Who Has Sights Set on Glory

May 22, 2016

Emmanuel Giniki Gisamoda in China Recently
Emmanuel Giniki stands tall among the excelling local runners who have weathered the storm to stay at the helm of Tanzania's athletic platform. Born in 1988 in a poor family based in Hanang, Katesh, Manyara, Giniki's running talent can be traced back since his childhood at the Jorodom Primary School.
"I am coming from a poor family where we sometimes went without food. That was our daily life. This is what encouraged me to train hard and I am determined to use athletics to bring my family out of poverty," he said during an exclusive interview with The Citizen.
After completing primary school education in 2007, Gikini joined Ganana Secondary School in Hanang where his running talent was revealed. "I used to compete and win many championships to the extent that teachers and most of my friends suggested that I better drop lessons to concentrate on athletics," he said.
A few years later, he joined the Arusha-based Shahanga Sports Club where his talent was exposed to high profile trainers and other runners. "There I began to learn the game more professionally under the tutelage of widely experienced trainers," he noted. 
Giving a brief over his experience, the 21-year-old marathoner who has so far scooped several medals and honours at different local tournaments, said the country was blessed with many talents, but there was no progressive plan to recruit and groom them.
"Athletics Tanzania (AT) must now prepare a good programme that will deal with identifying and recruiting young talented runners from the grassroots. Tanzania has been endowed with many good runners but the athletics body is not serious enough," he revealed.
Giniki who is inspired by England runner, Mo Farah, remains optimistic that Tanzania will one day outsmart leading countries like Ethiopia if the government started supporting the runners seriously.
"Athletes face several setbacks, ranging from poor training gear, lack of high skilled trainers as well as financial capacity to feature in different international tournaments," he noted.
OLYMPIC GAMES PREPS
Giniki is, however, worried over the Tanzanian runners' performance in the forthcoming 31st edition of the world's top crowd-puller event, the Olympic Games, due to poor preparations and financial constraints.
He said for Tanzania to compete highly in the games, there was a need for long-term preparations.
He disclosed that most of the countries that excel in the Games have a good tendency of preparing their runners a year before.
"I don't have any doubts with the runners who will represent the county in the Rio De Jenairo event, but my worries are due to the poor preparations. There is no training gear so far, apart from the fact that they need several international trials before the event", he asserted.

From Rwanda : RAF deploys 46 monitors in Kigali Peace Marathon

May 22, 2016






The Rwanda Athletics Federation (RAF) has set out 46 people to monitor any cheating in the 12th edition of the Kigali International Peace Marathon today.
Over 4000 athletes from 32 nations will take part in the event which has 3 categories: 42km marathon, 21km half marathon and a 7km run for fun race.
RAF Secretary General Johnson Rukundo told Times Sport that the reason they are increasing supervision of the race is because of allegations of cheating in last year’s race.
“Some people claimed that one of our runners cheated his way to victory although there was no evidence of that. This time we are going to be a lot more vigilant and that is the reason we are using more people to monitor the race,” Rukundo said.
He further noted that; “Each running group will be led and followed by a team of these monitors who will be using motorbikes and another team will be deployed towards the finishing line.”
The Athletics federation had preferred to hire a drone from a Kenyan company that can be easily used by a mobile phone so that they crack down such athletes however according to Rukundo it was not possible to get it in time for the marathon.
“We hope this marathon will be the most successful because everything is in place,” he further added
The half marathon (21km) kicks off at 7:30am followed by the full marathon (42km) that will start fifteen minutes later while the Run for fun (7km) starts at7:50am.
The 21km race starts from Amahoro stadium via Chez Lando, Gishushu, MTN Centre Nyarutarama, Gacuriro, and back to Gishushu, Parliament, Umubano hotel and then to Gishushu, Gisementi, Tigo, University of Rwanda (former KIE), Control Technique, Sports View hotel and back to Amahoro stadium while the 42km will be twice this route.
The run for fun, which is 7km, will start from the Amahoro Stadium via University of Rwanda (former KIE), Control Technique, Sports View hotel and then back to the stadium.
 

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