DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 4 -- THE National Sports Council (NSC) yesterday imposed a one year ban on the Kigamboni International Marathon, allegedly for organising this year's contest without following right procedures.
The slap was announced by NSC Acting General Secretary Neema Msitha, during a press briefing in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
She insisted that all marathon organisers must first get blessings from NSC before staging any events.
"Of late, there has been an influx of marathon competitions in many parts of the country with most of them being organised without following the right guidelines and procedures, something which is against the laws that govern NSC," Msitha said.
She added that most of the organisers of marathons run them wit...