The President said so in her congratulatory message to Tanzanian marathoner, Gabriel Geay, who ended second in this year's edition of the Boston International Marathon that took place in the USA on Monday.
Geay clocked 2.06.04 in the marathon which attracts the cream of world athletics competitors and it is one of the most sought-after marathon events in the world.
The President stated in her message: "Congratulations to you Gabriel Gerald Geay for finishing second in the Boston International Marathon which was held today (Monday) in the United States of America (USA)."
She pointed out: "Your efforts have brought honour to Tanzania, I'm wishing you all the best in your progressive endeavours."
"The government will continue supporting sports," President Samia stressed in the post on her official Instagram account.
After Geay had taken second place in the Boston International Marathon, many institutions and individuals sent him congratulatory messages, with National Sports Council (NSC) as one of them.
"Congratulations to Gabriel Geay for coming second in the Boston International Marathon, we wish you well, 'Kazi Iendelee'," part of the congratulatory message from NSC noted.
Athletics Tanzania also congratulated the athlete, saying: "Congrats to your coach, your manager, NSC, Ministry of Culture, Arts, and Sports, we expect a lot from you in the Budapest Marathon, Hungary on August 23 and 2024 Paris Olympics."
Since President Samia came to power two years ago, her government has been supporting sports, it for instance, saw to it that sportspersons from all sporting disciplines representing the country in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham garnered support from the government.
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