29 September 2024

Berlin Marathon

Two Ethiopian athletes have won Men's and Women's Titles in this year's Berlin Marathon. This is not surprising if we look at the history of global athletics. It has always been Africans, in particular Ethiopians and Kenyans, who have been at the top in athletic events. In my professional experience in African countries, I have seen the importance that the public, Government Systems and NGOs attach to popularise athletics and soccar among youth. It is an undeniable fact that these two are more economical than games such as cricket.

Many times I have seen African students practising athletics and soccar during school hours and during weekends. Even in remote African villages, locals gathered to witness their favourite sportspersons take part in these games during holidays.



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I am a retired K-12 Education Management Professional. I have worked at different levels in K-12 school systems, textbook publishing, elearning and Education NGOs. I have held memberships in The Association for Science Education (UK), American Association of Physics Teachers and The Malaysian Institute of Physics. I hold a 1st class B Sc Degree in Physics followed by B Ed [English and Physical Science] and M A [Childcare and Education] degrees. My published works include 59 articles in teacher development magazines in India and the US and a book entitled `Creative Classrooms and Child Friendly Schools' (listed in Amazon). This book is almost an anecdotal account of my professional experience in six countries (including Cambodia where I worked as Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports). I served as mentor in the Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program offered by Teachers Without Borders.