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Sport in Zimbabwe. Sport in Zimbabwe has a long tradition and has produced many world recognized sports names and personalities. Football is the most popular sport, although rugby union, cricket, tennis, golf, and netball also have a following, traditionally among the middle class and the white minority. Field hockey is also played widely.
NewsDay is a Harare-based Zimbabwean independent daily newspaper published since 2010. [4] It began publishing on 4 June 2010 and is based in Harare. [ 5 ] It carries the slogan Everyday News for Everyday People on its logo.
Samson Muripo was born in Chishiri Village in Chimanimani.He started training Karate in 1993 at Ndima Government High School. [1]In Japan 2009, Muripo won gold at the 1st World Cup Open Karate Tournament in Osaka, after defeating Japanese champion Kikuyama Yasumichi in the final match • Zimbabwe’s ANSA 2009 and 2017 Sportsperson, Sportsman of the year 2009, 2013 and 2017 • Experienced ...
Alma mater. Auburn University. Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward (born 16 September 1983) is a Zimbabwean swimmer and politician currently serving as the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe since September 2018. A former Olympic swimmer and world record holder, she is the most decorated Olympian from Africa.
2014. 2018–2022. Zimbabwe participated for the first time at the Olympic Games under its current name in 1980, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Previously, it competed at the Games under the name Rhodesia in 1928, 1960 and 1964. The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi marked Zimbabwe's first participation ...
2024. Zimbabwe competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, after gaining its independence from the former Rhodesia . The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) fielded a team of 31 athletes, 9 men and 22 women, to compete in seven ...
Zimbabwe Cycling Federation reformed as Cycling Zimbabwe (CZ) is the national governing body of cycle racing in Zimbabwe. Cycling Zimbabwe is a member of the Confédération Africaine de Cyclisme and is also affiliated to the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee .
Gwinyai Chingoka. Last updated on: 18 February 2022. Gwinyai Chingoka (27 September 1982 – 27 January 2022) was a Zimbabwean tennis player who represented Zimbabwe at the Davis Cup. [1] He was known as Shumba in sporting circles due to his stamina and strength while playing tennis. [2] His father Paul Chingoka was a President of the Zimbabwe ...