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· Through a two-year program known as “Twende Olympic 2024”, the move is seen as a diversification of France’s areas of cooperation with Tanzania by bringing sports on board.
Dar es Salaam. The French government said it will inject Sh1.6
billion to support sports development in Tanzania.
Through a two-year program known as
“Twende Olympic 2024”, the move is seen as a diversification of France’s areas
of cooperation with Tanzania by bringing sports on board.
Speaking at the launching ceremony
on Wednesday evening, French ambassador to Tanzania Nabil Hajlaoui said the
project is meant to address the endemic problem of training and management in
sports.
The project, said Mr Hajlaoui, will
be used to augment Olympic values for the sporting community,
especially at the grassroots level.
“Sports promotion is a priority for
France at the international level. In fact, this two-year project also reflects
France’s feminist diplomacy,” he underscored.
He added that the Paris 2024 Olympic
and Paralympic Games, starting July 26 next year, should be used as an occasion
to promote sports as a social and health tool.
Culture, Arts and Sports Minister
Pindi Chana expressed her desire to work with the French government in the area
of sports.
“We have economic diplomacy, and now
we are talking about sports diplomacy, this is commendable indeed,” said Dr
Chana, adding; “We have very talented youth. What they need is just
leadership.”
Tanzania Olympic Committee president
Gulam Rashid said the implementation of the project involves training coaches,
athletes, youth, and women, starting with the regions of Mbeya, Singida, Coast,
and Zanzibar.
In 2024, he said, they would be able
to extend to Ruvuma, Lindi, and Pemba based on the evaluation of the
implementation and the impact of the previous activities.
Structured national competitions,
especially for youth and sports for health campaigns, will also be undertaken,
Mr Rashid noted.
“The sponsorship is a great
milestone in the history of the Tanzania Olympic Committee. It has come at a
very opportune moment as the Tanzania Olympic Committee seeks to reach out to
the public,” he said.
This year’s Olympic Day theme, “Let’s
Move,” is specifically chosen to encourage people everywhere to do
physical exercises for at least 30 minutes a day for their health.
“It is our goal to see to it that
this project inspires the public to make physical exercise part of their
everyday lives,” said Mr Rashid.
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