Gweru hosts thrilling ZRP Commissioner General’s road race.
This year’s edition of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner General’s race lived up to its billing with athletes from across the country converging at Mkoba Teachers’ College in Gweru this Saturday to compete in the 21-kilometre race.
In the men’s category, the army side Black Rhinos’ Moses Tarakinyu proved to be the master of the game after occupying first while his teammate Tatenda Hove settled for second place.
“The exercise I have been putting in made it possible for me to achieve this feat. I want to thank the ZRP for allowing us to showcase our talent like this,” Tarakinyu said.
Tarakinyu is a seasoned runner who recently won the BTC 42-kilometre marathon in Botswana after clocking two hours 14 minutes.
In the women’s category, it was Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services’ Caroline Mhandu who won gold.
“I want to encourage people to keep on exercising as this will help in dealing with some chronic diseases,” she stated.
ZRP Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba’s rallying point was the need for society to work hand in glove with law enforcement agencies in dealing with the drug and substance abuse menace.
“We take pride in making use of these platforms to revitalise police-public cooperation for a safe and secure Zimbabwe for all.
It is pleasing to see young people participating in this year’s road race. This is particularly encouraging given the scourge of drug and substance abuse that has crept into our society, threatening to destroy its very foundation.
The ZRP alone cannot fight this dangerous scourge on its own, but require conjoined and multi-sectoral approaches in addressing both the demand and supply of dangerous drugs.”
The 14th edition of the Commissioner General’s race witnessed members of the uniformed forces dominating in all the categories.
