DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 16 -- NATIONAL boxing team members have been urged to go for gold medals when they set foot in the ring at the 2020 African Olympic Qualifiers, which is set for Dakar, Senegal from February 20-29th this year.
The team was flagged off in Dar es Salaam yesterday by the National Sports Council (NSC) Acting Secretary General, Neema Msitha, who called on the team members to observe maximum discipline and go for medals that will ensure their qualification to Tokyo Olympics.
Msitha, who represented Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Harrison Mwakyembe, told the boxers to avoiding misconducts such as doping, saying such acts will tarnish the good image of the nation.
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