According to a senior official of Athletics Tanzania (AT), Amani Ngoka, the athletes began training at Filbert Bayi Academy in Coast Region on Monday.
The Under-17 championship for eastern African countries will be held at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on May 4. The countries expected to take part are hosts Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, Egypt, Somalia, Burundi, Zanzibar and Ethiopia. Ngoka added that the runners who will perform well will qualify for a similar race in Kenya in July to be organised for the Commonwealth countries.
