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Filbert Bayi / TOC General Secretary Tanzania Olympic Committee (TOC) has called on national sports associations to submit details on their participation in the next year’s Olympics.   Sports associations have to submit the details, which include information on when the bodies will participate in the Olympic qualifiers.   The associations include Boxing Federation of Tanzania (BFT), Athletics Tanzania (AT), Tanzania Swimming Association (TSA), National Netball Association (Chaneta), and Judo Association of Tanzania (JATA).   TOC secretary general, Filbert Bayi, disclosed the associations are required to present the details with a view to securing participation in the Olympic qualifiers on time.   Bayi  said failure to submit the details will render the associations unable to represent the country at the Olympics, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro.   “I urge the sports associations to act on the issue, there ...

The IAAF Ethics Commission has provisionally suspended Athletics Kenya (AK) president, Isaiah Kiplagat, vice-president, David Okeyo and former treasurer; Joseph Kinyua from holding office for 180 days to facilitate investigations into corruption allegations. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Ethics Commission has suspended three Athletics Kenya officials for their alleged involvement in graft and subversion of the anti-doping control in Kenya. The commission indicated that a prima facie case has been established against outgoing AK President Isaiah Kiplagat, Vice President David Okeyo and former AK Treasurer Joseph Kinyua. Consequently, the officials have been suspended for six months (180 days) to allow investigations into the allegations. Michael Beloff, IAAF chairman, said in a statement that the move has been taken to safeguard the interests and integrity of the sport. READ MORE: IAAF to probe Okeyo over graft