Gidabuday Sports Tourism Foundation (GSTF)

Boxer Manny Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao's political career received a boost Thursday as he earned a seat in the  Philippines Senate, but  Pac -Man may not be ready to put his old career behind him just yet. After the 37-year-old eight-division world champion finished seventh among 12 newly elected senators with over 16 million votes, he expressed interest in representing the Philippines at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , according to the Associated Press. "I need to ask if the Filipino people will allow me to participate in the Olympics." Pacquiao retired from boxing following his unanimous-decision victory over Timothy Bradley in April 2016, but with professionals now being permitted to qualify for boxing in the Olympics, his hiatus from the ring could be brief. Boxing trainer Freddie Roach added this, per the Associated Press (ESPN .COM):  "He asked me if I would train him if they let pros in the Olympics. I said of course I will....

Eleven Ducks who ran under legendary coach Bill Bowerman broke the hallowed sub-four-minute-mile barrier, and on May 27 the ten surviving members of the group are returning to the University of Oregon for a special event, dubbed the “Sub 4 Reunion.” Organized as a fundraiser by the Oregon Track Club — founded by Bowerman himself more than 50 years ago — the public is invited to meet the milers and hear their stories. The reunion, held at the John E. Jaqua Center for Student Athletes, will feature a social hour,  panel discussion and question-and-answer session, and at the conclusion of the reunion attendees will head to Hayward Field for the 42nd running of the Prefontaine Classic. The sub-4 theme extends beyond the 10 honored guests, too. Tickets cost $25 for the public and $20 for OTC members, but if you’ve run a sub-4 mile it’s free. Hop Valley Brewing Company will debut a new beer, dubbed the Sub 4 Ale, at the event. Even the emcees, Andrew Wheating and T...

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, hi...

Uhuru Kenyatta / President of Kenya Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to ensure the country makes the necessary changes to its anti-doping system ahead of an extended deadline of 2 May to avoid providing an “excuse” for them to be suspended from this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Kenya missed an initial deadline of 5 April to introduce a new Bill into Parliament, something that was not passed in time due partly to a Parliamentary recess. A fresh time limit was imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following discussion on Kenya during an Independent Compliance Review Committee meeting in Montreal. If improvements are not made by then, a recommendation of non-compliance will be made ahead of a WADA Foundation Board meeting on 12 May. “By next week latest, the Anti-Doping Bill will have been passed by Parliament and I will have signed it into law – so that there will be no excuse to deny our team from participatio...

Isaac Kamande Mwangi The IAAF’s Ethics Committee has rejected former Athletics Kenya (AK) chief executive Isaac Kamande Mwangi’s appeal against his provisional six-month ban for violating anti-doping controls. The punishment was handed out by the International Association of Athletics Federations, the sport’s governing body, in February after Mwangi was accused of seeking bribes to reduce the doping bans of two athletes. His provisional suspension came after former AK president Isaiah Kiplagat, ex-deputy David Okeyo and former treasurer Joseph Kinyua were banned by the Ethics Committee on charges of mis-using funds from a sponsorship by U.S. sports manufacturer Nike. All the officials deny any wrong-doing. Joy Sakari and Francisca Koki Manunga said Mwangi asked each of them for $24,000 to reduce four-year bans. Sharad Rao, Kenya’s barrister appointed by the IAAF , said on Friday that he would complete his probe into the affair by mid-May. ...

Australia's athletes have revealed "retro candy stripe" uniforms for this year's opening ceremony at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games An outfit of mint green and white striped blazers, yellow ties and white bottoms were unveiled at a Sydney launch, 127 days out from the ceremony at the Maracana Stadium. Team Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller said the Olympic uniform, and particularly the iconic blazer, was "an integral part of being an Olympian". "Our athletes have trained for years, for decades ... to earn the right to have that blazer and it's a blazer that they will keep, they'll treasure and they'll wear for the rest of their lives," she said. Source: Abc News Australia

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, h...