Gidabuday Sports Tourism Foundation (GSTF)

  The late - JOHN BAYO often referring himself as "Faru John" It has been a sad day to athletics fraternity to hear the death of John Gilbert Bayo, Mr. Bayo has been one of the most known marathon director within Tanzania. He started with Mt Meru International Marathon in the 1980’s and Kilimanjaro Marathon till his passing early today. He began his sports career as a Volleyball Player till mid 1980’s when he joined Swedish Program (Sports for All) as a translator which later took him to Gothenburg Sweden for further athletics learning and that’s when Bayo became full athletics coach and manager. Bayo started feeling ill early last year and got his kidney removed that lead to discovery of cancer that ended his life. "John Bayo will be remembered as a symbol of fighter who never gives up for any positive struggles in life"  On behalf of GIDABUDAY SPORTS TOURISM FOUNDATION (GSTF); I offer our condolences to his family and friends.  May his soul Rest in Et

  Amnaay Zebedayo Bayo is a long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon, he represented Tanzania in 2004 Athens and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. In addition he represented the country in multiple championships and has won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in The Hague in 2000 and other big marathons. major 1997 Ferrara Marathon Ferrara, Italy 1st Marathon 2:14:12 Venice Marathon Venice, Italy 2nd Marathon 2:12:12 World Championships Athens, Greece 68th Marathon 3:11:19 1998 New York City Marathon New York, United States 3rd Marathon 2:08:51 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States 1st Marathon               2:11:21 1999 Paris Marathon Paris, France 10th Marathon 2:11:17 World Championships Seville, Spain Marathon   DNF 2000 World Cross Country Championships Vilamoura, Portugal 14th Long race 36:15 Paris Half Marathon Paris, France 1st Half marathon 1:00:50 City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1st Half marathon 1:01:07 Paris Marathon Par

Orege Safari and Tours, Gidabuday Sports Tourism Foundation in collaboration with Hanang District are co-hosting the Labor Day Festivities in search of new talents The Top Ten winners of 10K category in each gender will be awarded pair of running / training shoes which have been donated by sponsors associated to Orege Safari and Tours and Gidabuday Sports Tourism Foundation However Hanang District having wide range of terrain roads and pathways for training; spikes won't be given (instead) they will be exchanged with training shoes  Supported by; https://oregesafariandtours.com/    

Gidamis Shahanga, Tanzania (r) leading the 10000m at the first world athletics Championships held in Helsinki Finland Next WAC...!!! Budapest Hungary August 19 - 27/2023 Archive Story Supported by; https://oregesafariandtours.com/  

  Simon Mrashani (Left) and Geway Suja (Right) celebrating their medals in Kuala Lumpur 1998 Simon Mrashani Basiligitwa born in Karagwe Kagera. he won the Silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. He has also competed in various international invites; 1991 Lake Biwa Marathon Ōtsu, Japan 1st 2:11:34 World Championships Tokyo, Japan - DNF 1992 Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 2nd 2:15:45 1994 Mars Duna Marathon Visegrád, Hungary 1st 2:17:38 1998 Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria 6   Andrea Geway Suja who was born in Jorodom Hanang Manyara was the Bronze Medalist at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games and has also competed in few races as well; AUT 2:14:04 Marathon 24 MAY 1998 7. F F 1094 MAS 2:19:50 Marathon 20 SEP 1998 3. B F 1003 AUT 2:21:29 Maratho

1991 World Jr Cross Country Champion ANDREW SAMBU Andrew Sambu from Masakta Hanang Manyara competed in the men's 5000 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Games in Barcelona Spain; Sambu is perhaps the most consistent Tanzania athlete who has competed internationally for more than three decades. He is undoubtedly the only Tanzanian to have crossed the world cross country finish line as number one, it was at the 1991 Antwerp World Cross Country Championships in Belgium as Gebrselassie of Ethiopia finished 8th place. Sambu did fairly well in the world stage during his career as follows; 1500 Metres 3:41.6h        Zanzibar (TAN)   29 JUN 1991                         3000 Metres 7:42.93 Grosseto (ITA) 11 AUG 1991                               5000 Metres 13:20.12 Malmö (SWE) 05 AUG 1991                               10,000 Metres    28:31.5h Cairo (EGY) 03 OCT 1990                               5 Kilometres 13:36 London (GBR) 23 APR 1995     10 Kilometres 28:42 Dar E