The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
Majuto Omary
4 April 2011
Dar es Salaam regional amateur boxing team finished fourth in the just concluded Inter-Cities championship in Kampala, Uganda.Only one out of six Tanzanian boxers made it into the final of the annual championship which attracted pugilists from Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and hosts Uganda.
Ismail Isack seemed destined for a gold medal when he easily booked a place in the final. However, his hopes to snatch the top honour vanished up in smoke when he lost to Ugandan Mugerwa Atanas.
The Ugandan beat Isack on points. He scored four points against his opponent’s one in the bantamweight fight.The other Tanzanian pugilists Seleman Kidunda, Victor Njaiti, Iddi Pialali and Yahaya Maliki grabbed a bronze medal each.
The championship held at Lake Victoria Resort in Uganda saw Kampala A finishing top with five gold medals, two silver and two bronze, while Nairobi finished second with two gold medals and six silver.The third position went to Kampala B, which had two gold medals and two bronze. Bujumbura finished fifth after winning two bronze medals, and Mwanza finished sixth with only one bronze medal.
Nairobi City Mayor, George Omwera who was the chief guest at the closing ceremony, thanked all boxers for competing in the event.He promised to support the event’s organizers during the 2012 tournament to be held in Nairobi, Kenya.The Dar es Salaam team travelled to Kampala at the auspices of the City Mayor, Didas Masaburi.The team is expected to return home this evening.
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