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Na Victor Machota, Arusha. Katibu Mkuu wa chama cha Riadha Tanzania Wilhelm Gidabuday ni mmoja kati ya watanzania waliokwisha kutoa jasho, kushinda njaa na kupata maumivu, ilimradi sekta ya riadha ililetee Taifa heshima kama waasisi wa mchezo wa riadha nchini walivyojitoa hapo awali kuliwakilisha Taifa letu vyema katika mashindano ya kimataifa. Wilhelm amekuwa mfano katika harakati za kuboresha riadha toka hata kabla hajawa kiongozi katika riadha, mfano mzuri ni pale alipoamua kutembea umbali wa kutoka Bagamoyo hadi Ujiji kuhamasisha riadha hapa nchini, huku akiungwa mkono na wazalendo wachache wenye moyo na kiu ya kuboresha riadha nchini. Lakini pia amekua ni muanzirishi wa Sokoine Mini Marathoni ambayo hufanyika Monduli Juu kwa hayati Edward Moringe Sokoine. Sasa leo kupitia ukurasa wake wa Facebook, Katibu Mkuu Gidabuday ameonekana kudokeza matembezi mengine makubwa. Soma hapo chini alichoandika>>> "Sasa nalianzisha #Dude - miaka 7 iliyopita nilitembea kw

L-R, Coach Francis John, Secretary General Athletics Tanzania, and Alphonce Simbu . Geoffrey Kirui won the 2017 world men’s marathon title – becoming Kenya’s fifth champion in the event - after winning a testing duel in the sun with Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola over the four-loop course that began and ended on Tower Bridge, where he finished in 2:08:27. In so doing, the 2017 Boston Marathon winner extended his country’s record as the most successful nation in the history of this event at the IAAF World Championships. Tola, the Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist and fastest in the field thanks to the 2:04:11 he recorded in winning this year’s Dubai Marathon, required medical treatment after struggling home in 2:09:49, just two seconds ahead of Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu, who clocked 2:09:41. Home runner Callum Hawkins, who had featured intermittently in the lead through the first half of the race, finished strongly for fourth place in a personal best of 2:10:17. Kenya’s Gideon Kipketer, who s

Top: Sydney Gidabuday races in the 10,000-meter run. Courtesy photo by Pat Melgares ALAMOSA – A majority of Adams State University student-athletes returned to action on Saturday to begin the outdoor season. The Grizzlies were active at the UNM Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational and the San Francisco State University Distance Carnival. UNM Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational Adams State braved the elements as cold and rainy conditions greeted the Grizzlies in Albuquerque for their outdoor season opener. Despite the unfavorable weather, the Grizzlies notched four event titles in a meet featuring NCAA Division I and Division II competition. Malena Grover (4:48.81) ran to a women's 1500m crown as teammates Aden Alemu (4:53.69) and Cari Steen (4:58.62) placed second and third place, respectively. Austin Anayna (1:53.95) won a title in the men's 800m and was closely followed by teammate Robert Guinn (1:55.10) who took second overall. Brecht Van Waes (15.83m)

Tanzania National Championships held in Moshi Kilimanjaro selected the strongest team since 1991 for Kampala games Local organisers of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2017 have reiterated Police chief Gen Kale Kayihura’s assurance of security ahead of the event due in seven days. IGP Kayihura’s call came in the wake of the murder of one his senior police officers, Andrew Felix Kaweesi on Friday. The police spokesperson was killed by unknown gunmen together with his bodyguard and driver just outside his home in Kulambiro, in the suburbs of Kampala. He was on his way to work. Police investigations are going on. The local organizing committee of the upcoming World Cross Country event in Kampala said they were saddened by Kaweesi’s death, saying he was a “true sportsman”. The committee said Kaweei, also director of human resource in the Police Force, had promised to ensure that he boosted the welfare of the police sports department during his first meeti

The anticipation surrounding the IAAF World Cross Country Championships is not restricted to host country Uganda, with a whopping 553 athletes having confirmed participation in the affair due March 26 in Kampala. By way of comparison, this would make the Kampala affair the best attended Championships since the 2006 edition, held in Fukuoka Japan. Last year's event, held in the Chinese city of Guiyang, attracted 410 participants from 51 countries. Sixty countries have confirmed participation in the 2017 race. Hosts Uganda have registered a 32-strong ream that will be captained by 25 year-old Timothy Toroitich. The Benjamin Longiross coached runners have been in residential camp since early February and will be desperate to crown the campaign with gold in the senior competitions. So far, so good. It was the hope of the local organising committee (LOC) that the Championships would attract a large response and a foreign marketing firm was reportedly hired to pro

Championships to be held March 9-11 in Birmingham, Alabama ALAMOSA, Colo. (March 1, 2017) – 22 individuals from Adams State University will showcase their talents at the 2017 Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 9-11 in Birmingham, Alabama. The second-ranked Adams State men total 14 individual entries with sophomore Sydney Gidabuday slated to compete in three events (5000m, 3000m, DMR). The group of Oliver Aitchison (Mile & DMR), Austin Anaya (Mile & DMR), Tom Gifford (800m & DMR), and Kyle Masterson (5000m & 3000m) will each compete in two events. The third-ranked Adams State women carry a field of 8 individual entries as junior Jenna Thurman (5000m, 3000m, & DMR) and senior Sunayna Wahi (60m, 200m, 4x400m relay) are entered in three events each. Leanne Allen (4x400m relay & DMR), Roisin Flanagan (Mile & DMR), Dianna Johnson (60m & 4x400m relay), and Jessica Scherrer (4x400m relay & DMR) are all slated to compete i

Sydney Gidabuday during the 4x400m relay. Gidabuday also notched the fastest NCAA DII time in the 3000m on Saturday ALAMOSA, Colo. (February 4, 2017) – It was a day of top national times for Adams State University on Saturday at the Grizzly-Buffalo Clash. The Grizzlies secured four NCAA Division II top times with three of those meeting an automatic qualifying standard. Saturday's impressive feat was preceded by two top times on Friday by Ian Kerr in the men's 200m dash and the Adams State women's DMR team of Roisin Flanagan , Jessica Scherrer , Leanne Allen , and Jenna Thurman . On Saturday, Sunayna Wahi 's 60m dash preliminary time of 7.43 made her the NCAA DII leader while also serving as a provisional mark. The time also set a new meet record. Wahi followed with a first place time of 7.45 in the finals. Jenna Thurman led the way in the women's 800m run with an automatic qualifying time of 2:10.72 to obliterate the previous High Altitude Trainin

Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia World 1500m champion Genzebe Dibaba added to her growing list of record-breaking achievements by breaking the world 2000m record* at the Miting Internacional de Catalunya in the Spanish city of Sabadell on Tuesday (7). The three-time world indoor champion overtook the pacemaker just before the half-way mark, which was reached in 2:42.65, and continued to extend her lead over her younger sister Anna and Morocco’s Siham Hilali. She went on to stop the clock at 5:23.75, taking almost seven seconds off the world indoor best set by Gabriela Szabo in 1998. Although the 2000m isn't an official world record event indoors, Dibaba’s performance – pending ratification – can be classed as an outright world record as it is faster than Sonia O’Sullivan’s outdoor mark of 5:25.36. As well as the outdoor 1500m world record, Dibaba now owns the fastest ever recorded times indoors for the 1500m, mile, 2000m, 3000m, two miles and 5000m. Elsewhe

Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu crosses the finish line in 2.09.32 seconds to win the overall men’s title at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, 2017 on Sunday. Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu and Kenya’s Bornes Kitur triumphed at the 14th edition of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2017 on Sunday, winning in 2:09:32 and 2:29:02 respectively to take home first prize cheques of USD$42,000. It was a close finish for the Indian men at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon this year with the finalists neck to neck till the 30 km mark. Sprinting across the finish line, Kheta Ram came in first, clinching the title with a timing of 2:19:51. Close on his heels was Bahadur Singh Dhoni who clocked his personal best and came in second with a timing of 2:19:57 and T H Luwang from Manipur who placed third with 2:21:19. Racing across the finish line for the Indian elite women was Jyoti Gawte from Maharashtra who was confident in her abilities from the start and finished with a timing of 2:50:53. Nex

Left, Secretary General (AT) Wilhelm Gidabuday and the Former New York City Marathon Champion, Juma Ikangaa. Picture by Gadiola Emanuel. By Zephania Ubwani Arusha — Athletics Tanzania (AT) may be the first national sports association to shift its head offices from Dar es Salaam to the designated capital Dodoma, according to its recently elected secretary general, Wilhelm Gidabuday. The body is already in contact with the Capital Development Authority (CDA), a government institution in charge of infrastructure development in Dodoma, to secure a plot for construction of its headquarters. "We need a plot for our permanent home. After securing it, we will apply for a grant to meet the cost of construction," he told The Citizen here on Monday during an interview on a wide range of issues He said AT president Anthony Mtaka, who doubles as the Simiyu regional commissioner, has been in touch with CDA officials over the issue. "After getting the plot, we will see

Ted Banks (Theodore Banks) was perhaps the most controversial but successful Track & Field Coach in America EL PASO, Texas - Author: Staff Report Published On: Aug 26 2016 12:57:27 PM CDT       Ted Banks, who led the UTEP men's track & field and cross country teams to a combined 17 national titles, passed away at his home in Gunter, Texas Thursday night, said Jeff Darby with the University of Texas at El Paso. Banks was 82 years old. He led the UTEP men's track and field and cross country teams from 1972 to 1981. "Ted Banks was one of the most successful cross country and track coaches in NCAA history," said UTEP track & field coach Mika Laaksonen.  "His tenure at UTEP is unmatched with achievement by any other coach." "He was at the forefront of track and field coaches when he was here at UTEP and certainly determi

The Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo The colourful ceremony, lasting almost three hours, celebrated Brazil's arts and was held in a wet Maracana. Among the highlights were Tokyo's impressive showcase and a vibrant carnival parade. "These were a marvellous Olympics, in a marvellous city," said International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach. "Over the last 16 days a united Brazil inspired the world, in difficult times for all of us, with its irresistible joy for life." Bach officially closed the Games of the 31st Olympiad after 16 days of competition, featuring 11,303 athletes from 206 nations and a refugee team. One of the biggest cheers of the night came when Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared dressed as computer game character Super Mario, rising out of a huge green pipe in the stadium. The ceremony, watched by billions around the world, f

Just look at his face: Bruno Mossa de Rezende (left) after Brazil claimed gold in the men’s volleyball final. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Brazil did not win a lot of medals; but Brazil hosted the first ever Summer Olympic Games in South America, western countries criticized all efforts put up by South American supper power but they did not bother listening instead they did all they could and today they finished strong. Thanks Rio, thanks Brazil. We hope that some day African Continent will rewrite history to host the first ever Summer Olympic Games. www.gidabuday.blogsports.com wishes all Olympic travelers a safe flight out bounding to their home countries. See you in Tokyo Olympics 2020, god bless Olympics Games. By Wilhelm Francis Gidabuday @gidabudays       

Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania celebrates his 5th place finish  Alphonce Felix Simbu is one of the three marathon athletes from Tanzania who competed in today’s Olympic Marathon in Rio de Janeiro, he ran a smart race from the beginning. He maintained negative splits serving his energy for the last; he kept himself at the back of first group full of determined athletes to the half way. Said Makula and Fabian Joseph were also present. The young Tanzanian placed 24 th right after the half way, the group surges for breakaway, Mr. Simbu did not bother but kept his negative splits instead. At the 35 kilometers mark he moved up to 11 th place beating up those who surged with the first group. He suddenly gained momentum moving up to 8 th place and finally compromised 5 th place at the finish line.  The 5 th place finish was historical; Tanzania has had only two bronze medals from Fibert Bayi and Suleiman Nyambui in the Stipple Chase and 5000 meters in 1980 Mosco

Rio Olympic Games are about to end but for Tanzanians the game is just about to start, that’s because the strongest Tanzania team was in the marathon event out of 28 other sports of which we needed to have competitors but we couldn’t do so! Sara Ramadhani competed last Sunday and performed bad, today we have Alphonce Felix Simbu, Said Juma Makula and Fabian Joseph Naasi. Alphonce Felix Simbu WHO ARE THEY? ALPHONCE FELIX SIMBU DOB: February 14 th  1992 (age 24) Place of Birth: Mampando Village, Ikungi - Singida School: Winning Spirit Secondary School Highest Participation: 2015 World Championships - Beijing Said Juma Makula Personal Best: 2:09:19 – Lake Biwa Marathon 2016 SAID JUMA MAKULA DOB: August 1st 1994 Place of Birth: Kisuki Village - Singida School: Kisaki Primary School Fabian Joseph Naasi Highest Participation: 2016 Daegu Marathon – South Korea Personal Best: 2:12:01 – Daegu Marathon 2016 FABIAN JOSEPH NAASI DOB: Dec

Great Britain's Mo Farah won his fourth Olympic gold medal as he became only the second man in history to retain the 5,000m and 10,000m titles. The 33-year-old triumphed in the 5,000m final in Rio to extend his tally as Britain's most successful Olympic track and field athlete of all time. Farah won in 13 minutes 3.30 seconds as Scot Andrew Butchart finished sixth. "It shows I didn't just fluke it in London. To do it again is incredible. I can't believe it," said Farah. Farah's was Britain's 27th gold in Rio and their 65th medal, matching the haul at London 2012. They surpassed that tally when the women's 4x400m relay team won bronze in the penultimate track event of the Games. More history for Mo Farah cemented his place as one of Britain's greatest athletes with  his double success  four years ago, but repeating the feat makes him the world's most successful distance runner in terms of major medals. "My legs were a