NAAZ TO APPOINT COMMITTEES

Ellina Mhlanga

Zimpapers Sports Hub

NATIONAL Athletics Association of Zimbabwe president Tendayi Tagara says new commissions and committees should be in place before the end of this month as they prepare for various forthcoming competitions and programmes.

The previous commissions and committees, which include the governance commission, marketing commission, women’s committee, development committee, selectors committee and the coaches committee were dissolved last month when their term of office came to an end.  With the new executive in office following the elections held last October, NAAZ are now looking into the future.

However, the athletics mother body is likely to look at continuity as some of the members from the previous commissions and committees are likely to bounce back.

“The dissolution is to make sure that after the Olympic cycle, you have strategised for that cycle.

“And these commissions have mandates of what your objective is (as an association), and what you want to achieve.

“So, they help you to achieve your mandate for the four years that you will be in office.

“As an executive, we are busy now looking at how best can we constitute the commissions.  Some members of the commissions definitely will come back.

“We will be looking at how much service you have given,” said Tagara.

Some of the major events for this year include the World Championships scheduled for September in Tokyo, Japan.

And the national association has indicated major competitions such as the world meet will be key in building up for Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Tagara emphasised the importance of the various commissions towards fulfilling their mandate.

“The commissions help in the running of the organisation…There is no centralisation of power from one area.

“The national executive cannot run the organisation on its own.

“They bring in ideas…In actual fact, they are the foot soldiers of the organisation in terms of our operations, how best can we do it,” Tagara said.