SA expert to fix White City electronic timer

THE National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe (NAAZ) is bringing in an expert from South Africa to assess the electronic timing system at White City Stadium.

NAAZ hopes to have it in place for the national finals on Saturday.

The system has been in place since the 2014 African Union Sports Council Region Five Youth Games, but has seen limited use since.

Campbell Angus Jan is expected to arrive in Zimbabwe on Thursday to assess the system ahead of the Inter-Provincial Championships.

Bulawayo Athletics Board (Bab) chairperson Watson Madanyika confirmed that Angus will fix the timer.

The system includes a wireless false start detector, windspeed ultrasonic wind measurement, Macphoto finish timing scoreboard, LED field scoreboard, starting blocks and video wall.

Recently the MacPhoto finish line camera was in Belgium for repairs and should now be fully functional.

When the system was installed in 2014, contractors failed to meet the deadline for completion of the athletics track at White City, leaving only a 100m stretch meeting international standards.

The championships on Saturday will be used as a selection event for the African Senior Championships to take place in Douala, Cameroon, from June 20-26. — @innocentskizoe