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Some of the 'Kijitonyama Tennis Academy' trainees pose for a group photo after the session It is clear that sports associations alone can’t improve sports development in any country unless other efforts are implemented on the sidelines. Tanzania Tennis Association TTA is in turmoil at the moment to the point that National Sports Council has summoned them to appear before the NSC. The set back did little to distract the focus of other committee members who also have coaching qualifications, the pocket of trainees have started Kijitonyama Tennis Academy to facilitate training needs to kids who are lacking such opportunities. TTA is currently led by Fina Mango and William Kallaghe after the resignation of Methusela Mbajo as a result of ongoing misunderstanding.  Kijitonyama Tennis Academy strategies are led by Musa Haruna, Ismail Said, Francis Simon, Rabii Hassan and Hassan Kassim. Hassan Kassim is also a member of Tanzania Tennis Association. ...

City of Los Angeles California will be the host of 2015 USATF Marathon Championships Los Angeles will host the 2015 USATF Marathon Championships this March, USA Track & Field announced Wednesday. A total prize purse of $150,000 will be awarded to Americans vying for national titles in the marathon, in addition to a guaranteed prize purse of $110,000 for the overall field. Marathon organizer LA MARATHON LLC will host the 2015 USATF Marathon Championships March 15 as part of the ASICS LA Marathon. The Championships will be held 11 months before LA hosts the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for men and women on Feb. 13, 2016. ”We are very excited for Los Angeles to host the 2015 USATF Marathon Championships,” USATF CEO Max Siegel said. “Having an opportunity to collaborate on the race will help set the stage for a spectacular Olympic Trials Marathon. We look forward to working with LA MARATHON LLC in March and beyond.” “Hosting the 2015 USATF Marathon Championships w...

Frederick Tluway Sumaye/Waziri Mkuu Mstaafu Waziri Mkuu Mstaafu wa Serikali ya Awamu ya Tatu, Frederick Sumaye amesema uongozi wao ulikosea kimsingi kufuta michezo shuleni. Mwishoni mwa 1996, Serikali kupitia aliyekuwa waziri mwenye dhamana ya michezo, Joseph Mungai ilipiga marufuku michezo yote kwenye shule za umma. Katika tangazo lake, Mungai ambaye alikuwa Mbunge wa Mufindi Kaskazini (CCM), alisema uamuzi huo ulichukuliwa ili kuepusha muda mwingi wa masomo uliokuwa ukipotea kwa wanafunzi kushiriki michezo. Mungai alieleza wakati ule kuwa wanafunzi nchini walihitaji muda wa saa 198 kwa ajili ya masomo kwa mwaka, lakini nyingi kati ya hizo zilipotea bure kwenye shughuli nyingine, zikiwamo michezo. Lakini, akizungumza na gazeti hili kwenye mahojiano maalumu nyumbani kwake, Kiluvya, wilayani Kisarawe, mkoani Pwani, Sumaye aliukosoa uamuzi huo. “Lazima nikiri kuwa ‘tuli-overreact’ (tulitoa uamuzi mkubwa mno) kufuta michezo katika shule zetu,” alisema Sumaye, ambaye anajianisha m...

Tanzania is set to field a team at the Fina World Swimming Championship that will take place in Doha, Qatar in December. Tanzania Swimming Association (TSA) secretary general Noel Kiunsi told The Citizen yesterday that, the body has already embarked on preparations for the world showpiece. According to Kiunsi, TSA will organise a swimming championship (Tanzania Open) on October 11 from which a coaching panel will select swimmers for the Doha event. “We will definitely field a team at the Doha event and we are already looking at how we can get the best swimmers who can make the nation proud,” he said. Kiunsi added: “We expect to hold the national competition in October where athletes from all clubs will battle it out. I am confident that our coaches will make a good selection.” The official said the Fina World Swimming Championship will see about 900 swimmers compete for 138 medals in Doha. The championship will consist of 46 ev...

Wanariadha wa kimataifa wakifanya mazoezi nchini Marekani katika jimbo la Colorado Duniani kila kitu ni taaluma, lakini taaluma lazima iendane na Uadilifu, Utii, Uaminifu na Hekima. Kwa mfano mchezo wa riadha unahitaji utaalamu wa kujua ni wapi pa kufanyia mazoezi? Ndipo sasa mpango wa ujenzi wa miundo mbinu ya mazoezi yenyewe yaanze kufikiriwa. Mfano mzuri ni jinsi wanariadha wengi duniani wanapofunga safari kwenda sehemu zenye mwinuko au tuseme nyanda za juu (High Altitude) kama inavyoonekana katika picha hapo. Kwa utafiti wangu mwenyewe sehemu ambazo wanariadha wa kimataifa wanafurika kutafuta High Altitude ni Bonde la Uffa Kenya na jimbo la Colorado Marekani.  Tanzania ni sehemu nzuri sana ambapo laity viongozi wetu wa michezo wangeumiza vichwa kujenga kituo kikubwa cha michezo tungepata kundi kubwa la wageni wa ‘Athletic Tourism”  Hivyo basi; Sisi wadau wa michezo hapa Tanzania tunapambana kujenga kitu kama hiki hapo ichani (National Sports V...

It is with great sadness that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has learned of the death of Alpha Ibrahim Diallo at the age of 82.  A graduate in journalism and civil administration, Mr Diallo joined the IOC in 1994. He was a member of the Executive Board from 2003 to 2006 and also served on the following commissions: Sport for All (1995), Radio and Television since 1996, IOC 2000 (1999), Olympic Solidarity (2002-2006) and International Relations since 2002. He became an Honorary Member in 2012. Mr Diallo enjoyed playing football and basketball, and it was his passion for sport that led to his long career serving the Olympic Movement at home and abroad. During his 15 years at the head of the NOC of Guinea, he played a key role in supporting athletes and in promoting the values of physical activity in his country. On a continental level, Diallo was a Member of the ANOCA Executive Committee from 1986 to 1990, before becoming President from 2001 to 2005. He also served...