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Article: Victoria Falls marathon to boost Zimbabwean tourism
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- August 31, 2006
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Victoria Falls marathon to boost Zimbabwean tourism
HARARE, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA)
said on Thursday that it is hopeful that the Victoria Falls marathon
will go a long way in marketing the country as a safe tourism
destination.
The inaugural Victoria Falls marathon will be held this Sunday and
the event is being sponsored by Wild Frontiers South Africa in
conjunction with the National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe.
The marathon is expected to attract middle and long-distance
athletes from neighbouring countries such as South Africa, Botswana
and Zambia as well as runners from Swaziland, Lesotho and Malawi.
And ZTA is convinced that the event will ...
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