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Ellina Mhlanga
Senior Sports Reporter
LONG DISTANCE runner Tendai Zimuto will have a chance to try and qualify for next year’s World Athletics Championships when he takes part in the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday.
The world meet is scheduled for September 13 to 21, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan.
Zimuto is expected to leave for the Netherlands tomorrow.
The qualifying time for the men’s marathon is 2 hours 6 minutes 30 seconds.
For women, it’s 2 hours 23 minutes 30 seconds.
Apart from the track and field events, NAAZ is optimistic of the distance runners in marathons where there has been some consistency in terms of representation at the championships.
Three marathon runners – Isaac Mpofu, Ngonidzashe Ncube and Fortunate Chidzivo – were part of the team that competed at the previous championships in Budapest, Hungary.
NAAZ president Tendayi Tagara said all is in place for Zimuto’s participation on Sunday and believes the runner stands a good chance of making the cut for the championships.
“We are happy to announce that Tendai Zimuto will be travelling for the Amsterdam Marathon where he has been invited to run.
“This is a qualifying marathon for the World Championships that will take place in Tokyo, in 2025.
“The association has purchased the air ticket for Zimuto’s trip and the organisers are meeting his accommodation and food expenses.
“We are happy that we are assisting our athlete who has the potential to qualify for the World Championships,” said Tagara.
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