Lesotho keen to attract elite runners

Team Tanzania will be without a host of star athletes when they compete in this year’s African Cross Country Championship in Kampala, Uganda tomorrow.

>Over 1,500 athletes hailing from four countries will hit the car-free roads of Bagamoyo in the inaugural Bagamoyo Historical Marathon set for July 5.

Taha Polls Attract Many
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Many sports lovers have so far come forward to collect nomination forms for different posts in the Tanzania Amateur Handball Association (TAHA). National Sports Council (NSC) Secretary General Henry Lihaya said the door is still open to those wishing ...
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TOC secretary general Filbert Bayi says Tanzanian athletes deserve compliment rather than criticism

Angola’s Eurobond sale earlier this month was more than four times subscribed even though the country is being squeezed by lower oil revenue, showing African nations are able to attract capital, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc, which organised the offering.

>Lawmakers have proposed various austerity measures which they believe could see the 2014/15 national Budget implemented by 100 per cent, if applied.

The national athletics team left for Beijing, China yesterday for the 5th IAAF World Championships opening on Saturday. The Championship is scheduled for August 22 to 30 in Beijing, and four Tanzanian long distance runners would jostle for laurels on behalf of the country at the event.

>Tanzania’s prominent runners Samson Ramadhan and Levelian Osward headed off to Mali yesterday oozing with confidence of winning medals.

A group of Kenyan athletes occupy the headquarters of the sport's national governing body in the capital, Nairobi, stopping officials from entering.