Joseph Panga Apokelewa na Viongozi wa Mkoa wa Arusha

September 23, 2025

Riadha

 

Mwanariadha Joseph T. Panga apokelewa na Viongozi waandamizi wa Jeshi la Ulinzi la Wananchi Tanzania (JWTZ) pamoja na Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Mkoa wa Arusha Babu Gerald (Mwenye Koti la Suti) katika uwanja wa ndege wa Kimataifa wa Kilimanjaro baada ya kushika nafasi ya tisa kwa muda wa saa mbili , dakika tisa na sekunde thelathini na tano (2:09:35) katika mashindano ya Berlin Marathon 2025

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Simbu takes Tanzania's first global title with marathon victory in Tokyo

September 15, 2025

Riadha

 

Alphonce Felix Simbu made history on Monday (15), becoming the first athlete from Tanzania to win a global title by claiming gold in the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.

He achieved the feat in style – with the smallest winning margin ever in a global championships marathon, having outsprinted Germany's Amanol Petros in the closing stages to finish just 0.03 ahead.

One of only two athletes representing Tanzania at the World Championships, Simbu was always in contention. He kicked in the closing 30 metres and with victory, he upgraded the world bronze medal he won in 2017 to gold.

“Today means celebrations in Tanzania,” he said. “We have written new history as a country. It was my dream. I am at peace. It is about discipline, training and never giving up.

“After 2017 I have been trying to win another medal but failed at it. Last year Paris was a challenge and this year I told myself: I will try my best. I did different types of training under different weather conditions.”

Simbu and Petros were both credited with the same time: 2:09:48.

“I have never seen something like this in the marathon – both races (men and women) came down to a sprint finish. It's like the 100m,” said Petros.

“This is four months of hard work in training – running, eating and sleeping. It was hard. But this silver gives me energy and bigger motivation that I can win bigger competitions. I was so sure I was winning, he (Simbu) surprised me. He kicked like crazy. I accept I lost today but tomorrow I can win. Today is a learning experience.”

Italy’s Iliass Aouani took bronze in 2:09:53.

“I am proud and happy about the way I conducted the race,” he said. “I was relaxed at the end and pushed through, but the other guys had more legs than me. It means a lot. This is a hard sport, people do not know that behind this medal are a lot of frustrations, a lot of bad races, missed opportunities.”

Kenya’s Vincent Ngetich took an early lead, with all the athletes grouped together. He led through 5km in 15:22, followed closely by athletes including Petros, Simbu and Aouani, plus Abel Chelangat, Isaac Mpofu, Sondre Moen, Suldan Hassan, Deresa Geleta and Stephen Kissa.

In the hot and humid conditions, athletes cooled themselves with ice and sponges, even passing them to each other.

Ngetich, running on the edge of the course, slightly increased the pace, with Chelangat and Kissa close behind. The leading pack briefly scattered before regrouping.

At Akihabara turn, Ngetich pushed the pace again, but Germany’s Richard Ringer took over and led the group through 10km in 30:48, alongside defending champion Victor Kiplangat, Chelangat, Petros, Simbu, Ngetich and Mohamed Reda El Aaraby. 

The leading roles kept changing, with Morocco’s El Aaraby taking over before Ethiopia’s Tadese Takele – this year’s Tokyo Marathon champion – surged ahead. Ngetich again took the lead through the Ginza turn.

Kiplangat then grabbed a cooler and moved to the front, pushing the pace downhill. Sweden’s Hassan led a group of more than 20 runners through 20km in 1:01:54 but Kiplangat remained in control at the halfway point (1:05:19), followed by the likes of Hassan, Geleta, Kissa, Elroy Gelant and Kipkoech.

Geleta took a turn at the front, leading the pack through 30km in 1:32:27, but it was Kiplangat who surged at 33km – leading for around 6km before falling back and out of contention.

Meanwhile, his compatriot Chelangat took the lead, followed by a series of challengers – all in single file. Soon, the lead group was down to five.

As the race wound up, Chelangat and Haimro Alame dropped back, leaving Aouani, Petros and Simbu to battle for the gold. With the stadium in sight, Simbu nearly went off course.

Once inside, Petros surged with 200 metres to go, with Simbu in pursuit. Petros glanced back twice and the world title came down to a photo finish. Both were timed at 2:09:48, separated by just three hundredths of a second.

“When we entered the stadium, I was not sure if I would win. I did not know if I won. But when I saw the video screens and me on the top of the results, I felt relieved,” said Simbu.

“Before this event, I was training in Tanzania, and the conditions there helped me to win this race. I remember, when I was in Paris last year (at the Olympics), it was very challenging for me – the hills, all ups and downs. So, before Tokyo, I decided to train on different surfaces. Sometimes I went to hills, and that is what made the difference here. I had many tough moments during the race, but I told myself that I would never give up.”

Credit : Michelle Katami for World Athletics

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Alphonce Felix Simbu is Ready for World Championships Tokyo 2025

September 14, 2025

Riadha

 

The Kit for Alphonce Felix Simbu, Ready for the Race, World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 Japan,  Sponsored by Xtep Gears

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Simbu , Gisemo Kuipeperusha Bendera ya Tanzania Tokyo Japan.

September 14, 2025

Riadha

 

Wanariadha wa Kimataifa , Alphonce Felix Simbu na Josephat Joshua Gisemo kuipeperusha Bendera ya Tanzania leo Usiku kwenye Mashindano ya Dunia (World Championships 2025) ya Riadha huko Tokyo Japan.

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CRDB BANK MARATHON YAFANYIKA DAR

August 17, 2025

Riadha

Dar es Salaam, 17 Agosti 2025 - Maelfu ya wakimbiaji na wapenda michezo kutoka ndani na nje ya Tanzania wamejitokeza leo katika viwanja vya The Green, Oysterbay, kushiriki CRDB Bank Marathon 2025, mbio za hisani ambazo mwaka huu zimekusanya Shilingi Bilioni 2 ili kusaidia matibabu ya watoto wenye matatizo ya moyo, wakinamama wenye ujauzito hatarishi, na vijana kupitia programu ya iMBEJU.

Spika wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Mhe. Dkt. Tulia Ackson Mwansasu, aliongoza maelfu ya washiriki kwenye msimu huu wa sita wa CRDB Bank Marathon. 

Akitoa salamu zake, Dkt. Tulia alipongeza ubunifu wa CRDB Bank Foundation katika kuunganisha jamii kupitia michezo na kusaidia wenye uhitaji, akieleza kuwa mbio hizo ni mfano wa vitendo vya huruma vinavyogusa maisha ya wengi. 

 

“Ushiriki wetu katika CRDB Bank Marathon ni tendo la huruma linaloleta faraja kwa watoto na wakinamama na familia zao. Ni ushahidi kwamba tukishirikiana, tunaweza kubadilisha maisha,” alisema.

Akitoa salamu zake, Waziri wa Utamaduni, Sanaa na Michezo, Mhe. Prof. Palamagamba Kabudi, aliipongeza Benki ya CRDB na CRDB Bank Foundation kuendelea kuandaa mbio hizo. 

 

Alisema, “CRDB Bank Marathon si tu imekuwa ikikuza afya na mshikamano wa kijamii, bali pia imekuwa ikifungua milango ya ajira na fursa za kiuchumi kwa vijana wetu. Michezo ni sekta inayoweza kubadili maisha, na ninapongeza sana kitendo cha kuweka zawadi nono kwa washindi. Hizi ni fursa ambazo zinaweza kuwa mtaji wa kuanzisha biashara na kuimarisha maisha ya vijana wetu. Serikali itaendelea kushirikiana na wadau kama CRDB Bank Foundation kuhakikisha michezo inakuwa chachu ya maendeleo ya taifa.”

Kwa upande wake, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Benki ya CRDB, Abdulmajid Nsekela, alibainisha kuwa msimu wa sita wa CRDB Bank Marathon umefanyika sambamba na maadhimisho ya miaka 30 ya Benki ya CRDB, na kuendelea kupanua wigo wa matokeo yake ndani na nje ya Tanzania. Kwa mara ya pili, mbio hizi zimefanyika pia nchini Burundi na Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (DRC), zikikusanya fedha kwa ajili ya miradi ya afya na ustawi wa jamii katika nchi hizo. 

Nsekela alisema kuwa mbio za mwaka huu zimeweza kuvutia zaidi ya washiriki 16,000, na kufanikisha lengo la kukusanya shilingi bilioni 2 ambapo pamoja na kusaidia maandalizi ya mbio hizo, shilingi milioni 450, zimeelekezwa kusaidia wenye uhitaji katika jamii. 

 

Kati ya hizo shilingi milioni 100 zimekwenda hospitali ya CCBRT kusaidia wakinama wenye ujauzito hatarishi kujifungua salama, shilingi milioni 100 zimekwenda Taasisi ya Moyo ya Jakaya Kikwete (JKCI) kusaidia upasuaji wa Watoto wenye matatizo ya moyo, na shilingi 250 zitaelekezwa katika uwezeshaji wa vijana.

Akizungumza wakati wa kutangaza matokeo ya mbio hizo, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa CRDB Bank Foundation, Tully Esther Mwambapa, alieleza kuwa safari ya msimu wa sita imeanzia Lubumbashi, DRC, ambako zilikusanywa Dola za Marekani 70,000 kwa ajili ya kuboresha huduma za afya katika hospitali ya Jeshi la Ruashi, na kuendelea Bujumbura, Burundi, ambapo zilipatikana Faranga za Burundi milioni 175 kusaidia bima ya afya kwa zaidi ya watu 58,000 wasiojiweza. 

 

Mwambapa alisisitiza kuwa mafanikio haya ni matokeo ya mshikamano wa kipekee wa serikali za nchi shiriki, wadhamini na washiriki, akiwashukuru wadau wote waliotoa jitokeza kuchangia ikiwamo kampuni za bima za Sanlam Life na Alliance Life ambao wamekuwa sehemu ya mbio hizi tangu kuanzishwa kwake.

Washindi wa mbio za mwaka huu upande wa Tanzania kwa Kilometa 42 upande wa wanawake ni Joyloyce Kemuma kutoka Kenya, upande wa wanaume mshindi ni Abraham Kiptum kutoka Kenya. Kilometa 21 upande wa wanawake ni Catherine Syokau kutoka Kenya, na upande wa wanaume ni Joseph Panga kutoka Tanzania. Kilometa 10 upande wa wanawake ni Silia Ginoka kutoka Tanzania, na upande wa wanaume ni Boayi Maganga kutoka Tanzania.

 

Joseph Panga mshindi wa mbio za Kilometa 21 upande wa wanawake ameeleza furaha yake kushiriki katika mbio hizo na kusema kuwa ushindi wake ni sehemu ya kusaida matibabu ya watoto wenye matatizo ya moyo na matibabu ya wakinamama wenye ujauzito hatarishi hospitali ya CCBRT. 

 

“Mimi kama Mtanzania najisikia fahari kubwa kushiriki kusambaza tabasamu kwa watoto na wakinamama. Ni muhimu watu kufahamu kuwa afya bora ni haki ya kila mtoto, na hakuna mama anayestahili kupoteza maisha wakati wa kujifungua. Tunawashukuru CRDB Bank Foundation kwa kutuleta pamoja katika harakati hizi za kuokoa maisha,” amesema.

CRDB Bank Marathon imekuwa jukwaa muhimu la kuchochea ustawi wa kijamii katika ukanda huu wa Afrika ya Mashariki na kati hivi karibuni ikipata heshima ya kutambuliwa kimataifa kwa kushinda tuzo ya jukwaa bora la taasisi za fedha katika kusaidia kusaidia jamii.

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Washindi NBC Dodoma Marathon Kuiwakilisha Tanzania Kimataifa, Dkt Ndumbaro Athibitisha Ushiriki Wake Mbio Za Km 42

July 23, 2024

Marathon

Serikali imesisitiz dhamira yake ya kutumia mbio za NBC Dodoma Marathon kama chanzo cha kuwapata wanariadha sahihi watakaoliwakilisha taifa kwenye mashindano ya kimataifa yakiwemo mashindano ya Olympic na Mashindano ya Jumuiya ya Madola (Commonwealth).  Waziri wa Utamaduni, Sanaa na Michezo, Dkt Damas Ndumbaro amebainisha dhamira hiyo ya serikali jijini Dar es Salaam leo huku akithibitisha nia yake ya kukimbia km 42 (full marathon) kwenye mbio hizo zinatotarajiwa kufanyika jijini Dodoma, Julai 28 mwaka huu. 

Lengo kuu la mbio hizo zinazotarajiwa kuongozwa na Waziri Mkuu Kassim Majaliwa ni kukusanya fedha ili kusaidia mapambano dhidi ya saratani ya shingo ya kizazi na  kutoa ufadhili wa elimu kwa wakunga  ili kuboresha afya ya mama wa mtoto.

Akizungumza kwenye mkutano na waandishi wa habari Makao Makuu ya benki ya NBC  akiwa sambamba na mwenyeji wake Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa benki hiyo, Bw Theobald Sabi,  Dkt Ndumbaro pamoja na kusifia jitihada za benki hiyo katika kuinua sekta ya michezo nchini, alisema kwasasa taifa linakabiliwa na uhaba mkubwa wa wanariadha wenye sifa ya kushiriki mashindano ya kimataifa hivyo serikali imejipanga kutumia mbio hizo kutambua wanariadha wenye sifa sahihi kwa ajili ya maandalizi ya mashindano mbalimbali ya kimataifa.

“Kwasasa kwenye mashindano ya Olympic tunakwenda na wanariadha wachache sana kwasababu hatuna maandalizi ya kutosha. Hivyo NBC Dodoma Marathon ni moja ya chanzo cha kupata wanariadha wazuri ili baada ya mbio hizi tuweze kuwatamuba na kuwapa mafunzo zaidi ili mashindano ya ‘Commonwealth’ na Olympic na mengine mbalimbali ya kimataifa tuwe na wanariadha wengi zaidi.’’ Alibainisha Dkt. Ndumbaro huku akipongeza maandalizi ya mbio yenye kuzingatia viwango vya kimataifa.

Aidha Dkt. Ndumbaro aliipongeza benki hiyo kwa jitihada mbalimbali za kuendeleza sekta ya utamaduni, sana ana michezo kupitia mikakati mbalimbali ikiwemo udhamini wa michezo na huduma za kibenki zinazolenga kuwasaidia wadau mbalimbali wa sekta hizo.

“Tofauti na mbio hizi, jitihada za benki ya NBC kwenye kuinua sekta ya michezo zinaonekana kupitia udhamini wake kwenye ligi za NBC Premier League, NBC Championship na NBC Youth league ambapo imewekeza kiasi cha Sh.32.6 Bilioni kwenye ligi hizo. Pia benki hii ina inashiriki katika uwezeshaji kiuchumi kwa wasanii kupitia mfuko wa maendeleo ya sanaa nchini sambamba na kusimamia kamati ya Hamasa ya Timu za Taifa ambapo mpaka sasa imeshakusanya kiasi cha Shilingi 2 bilioni kati kutokana na ahadi za awali za Sh.4 bilioni zilizopokelewa katika hafla ya uzinduzi wa kamati hiyo,’’ alisema.

Awali akizungumza kwenye mkutano huo, Sabi alisema jitihada za benki hiyo katika kuendeleza sekta ya michezo nchini kwa kiasi kikubwa inachagizwa na imani ya benki hiyo kuwa sanaa na michezo ni nguzo ya ajira na kuunganisha taifa.

“Kwa mfano kupitia udhamini wetu kwenye ligi tatu muhimu za mpira wa miguu hapa nchini, mbali na kuzalisha vipaji tumezalisha ajira za moja kwa moja zaidi ya 7,000 na mamilioni ya ajira zingine kwenye mnyororo wa uchumi. Zaidi pia kupitia mbio hizi za NBC Dodoma Marathon kwa kushirikiana na wadau wetu mbalimbali tunalenga kukusanya fedha kusaidia juhudi za Serikali katika kuboresha ya afya ya mama na mtoto kupitia mapambano dhidi ya saratani ya shingo ya kizazi kwa wanawake na kutoa ufadhili kwa wakunga,’’ alisema.

Waziri wa Utamaduni, Sanaa na Michezo, Dkt Damas Ndumbaro (kushoto) akipokea sweta maalum la mbio za NBC Dodoma Marathon kutoka kwa Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Benki ya NBC, Theobald Sabi ikiwa ni ishara ya kumkaribisha rasmi Waziri huyo kwenye mbio hizo zinazotarajiwa kufanyika Julai 28 mwaka huu kwenye Uwanja wa Jamhuri jijini Dodoma zikiwa na lengo la  kukusanya fedha ili kusaidia mapambano dhidi ya saratani ya shingo ya kizazi na  kutoa ufadhili wa elimu kwa wakunga  ili kuboresha afya ya mama wa mtoto Makabiziano hayo yamefanyika  makao makuu ya benki hiyo jijini Dar es Salaam leo.

Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Benki ya NBC, Theobald Sabi (kulia) akimpongeza Waziri wa Utamaduni, Sanaa na Michezo, Dkt Damas Ndumbaro (kushoto) baada ya kuthibitisha dahamira yake ya kukimbia km 42 kwenye mbio za NBC Dodoma Marathon zinazoratibiwa na benki hiyo kwa lengo la  kukusanya fedha ili kusaidia mapambano dhidi ya saratani ya shingo ya kizazi na  kutoa ufadhili wa elimu kwa wakunga  ili kuboresha afya ya mama wa mtoto. Dkt Ndumbaro  amethibitisha dhamira hiyo leo jijini Dar es Salaam.

Waziri wa Utamaduni, Sanaa na Michezo, Dkt Damas Ndumbaro (kushoto) akimpongeza Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Maandalizi ya mbio za NBC Dodoma Marathon Bi Tatiana Masimba kwa maandalizi mazuri yam bio hizo zinazotarajiwa kufanyika Julai 28 mwaka huu kwenye Uwanja wa Jamhuri jijini Dodoma zikiwa na lengo la  kukusanya fedha ili kusaidia mapambano dhidi ya saratani ya shingo ya kizazi na  kutoa ufadhili wa elimu kwa wakunga  ili kuboresha afya ya mama wa mtoto

Waziri wa Utamaduni, Sanaa na Michezo, Dkt Damas Ndumbaro (kushoto) akizungumza na waandishi wa Habari (hawapo pichani) kuhusu mbio za NBC Dodoma Marathon pamoja mchango wa benki ya NBC katika kuendeleza sekta ya michezo nchini.   Kulia ni Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Benki ya NBC, Theobald Sabi

Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Benki ya NBC, Theobald Sabi (kulia) akizungumza na waandishi wa Habari (hawapo pichani) kuhusu mbio za NBC Dodoma Marathon pamoja mchango wa benki ya NBC katika kuendeleza sekta ya michezo nchini. Kushoto ni Waziri wa Utamaduni, Sanaa na Michezo, Dkt Damas Ndumbaro.

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JACKLINE SAKILU ASHINDA MBIO ZA CHONGQING INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, CHINA

March 24, 2024

Marathon

 

Jackline Sakilu (TAN) competing in the women's marathon on day two of the Commonwealth Games at Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, on July 30, 2022. Credit : Gary Mitchell-GMP Media

Mwanariadha wa Kimataifa wa Mbio ndefu (Marathon) Jackline Juma Sakilu ashinda mbio za Chongqing International Marathon, China kwa kuwa wa kwanza kwa muda wa saa mbili na dakika ishirini na moja na sekunde ishirini na sita (02:21:26) leo tarehe 24/03/2024 na kuchukua medali ya Dahahabu.

Jackline Sakilu, amefuzu na wenzake 3 kushiriki mashindano makubwa ya olimpiki Jijini Paris, Ufaransa, wenzake waliofuzu kwa mashindano hayo ni Alphonce Felix Simbu, Gabriel Gerald Geay na Magdalena Crispine Shauri.

Tunampongeza Jackline Sakilu kwa Ushindi huo.

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