By Joseph Mchekadona
29th March 2014
Five top local athletes have
confirmed their particitipation at the forth coming Sokoine Marathon slated for
April 12 at Monduli in Arusha.
The event’s organizer, Wilhelm
Gidabuday, said yesterday that Mary Naali who competed at the India
Commonwealth Games in 2010 was among them.
Others are local international
regulars athletes are Andrew Sambu Getuli Bayo, Dickson Marwa and Alphonse
Felix.
Gidabuday said there will be also
several sports and entertainment activities such as traditional games and
dances.
There will be also sports such as
javelin, mini marathon for juniors and seniors.
This is the second time this event
to commemorated the death of former Tanzania Prime Minister Edward Sokoine who
died in a car crash on April 12,1984 at Dumila in Morogoro.
Gidabuday said that last year the Minister
for Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, Dr Fenella Mukangara, was the guest
of honor at the event which attracted more than 600 athletes and 5000
spectators.
He said the theme of the event is
also to entertain audience and to give platform to young and unheralded
athletes to expose their talents.
He also said plans are underway to
invite President Dr Jakaya Kikwete to be the guest of honor.
Winners of this edition will pocket
500,000/- each while first runners-up will bag 400,000/- each .
Those who will emerge third, fourth
and fifth will take home 300,000/-, 200,000/- and 100,000/-, respectively. Children who will win 2km race will
be awarded 20 exercise books and 10,000/- each.
Bib Numbers ready for the most famous Sokoine Mini Marathon event
What makes Sokoine Mini Marathon famous is the fact that is
a day of remembrance of the great man who saved the position of Prime
Ministers as Mwalimu Nyerere's right hand man. 30 yrs on still remembered as a 'True Hero"
He died in the fatal car accident nearly 30 yrs ago (April
12, 1984). So Tanzania remembers him by staging the “Peoples Marathon” not only
the "Elites Marathon”.
Get your numbers and come to Monduli, run against Morani and
School kids who will make you run like never before. The day is April 12, 2014!Mark your calenders.
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