Tanzania: Drug Abuse in Sports Must Be Stopped

THE other day I was shocked, as it happened on several occasions in the past, when I came across a news story in some local newspapers and outside media which tarnished the country's image in the sports scene.

It was about one of our athletes, Sarah Ramadhani, who was said to have been detected in Brazil two months back to be using performance enhancing drugs. As a result, she was banned by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF).

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