Africa-Press – Tanzania. SPEARHEADED by Simba’s gallant march towards the continental level glory, football and to certain extent professional boxing are making headlines as majority others which are dead silent also need to wake up from their slumbers.
From what we witness today, Tanzania, after the end of the coronavirus scare, has been solely a football affair most dominantly at the moment being the Kariakoo Derby which pit red-hot Simba against their traditional rivals; Young Africans.
At least reportedly vibrant in various courts and courses include the Regional Basketball League (RBA) which raged on at Harbours Club and Chinangali courts, T-20, T-40 and T-50 cricket leagues and in a few days to come motor rally will open its season in Tanga.
Athletics, Tanzania’s major medal hope in Olympic and Club Games seems to have lost a ground and in its place are countless marathons most of them staged as charity events.
In the past the athletics championship was on a relatively high level and the nation took advantage to scout for the most promising athletes for the world class events like Olympics or Club Games.
So many people from across the country today pay little attention to the competitions and scarcely go to watch the athletes competing.
So the best thing is that the all federations should assess what is missing for the games to be loved again as was the case some years ago. The athletes are not as competitive as before but, most importantly, the organisation leaves so much to be desired, and it’s really a pity.
Which is why the people managing sports in the country need to go back to the drawing board and find out where things are not going right as they used to ten years ago.
In countries where they know what it takes to compete at the highest level, athletes start to be prepared from a very young age and Tanzania must not allow them to be left behind. Our athletes are always not ready for the big tournaments because we have not prepared them well enough.
If we did, it would help the national teams and we have to have continuity in everything that we do if the country is to be able to survive in this increasingly competitive world.
