Olympics: Despite a population of over 61 million people, Tanzania will be represented by three athletes| OlympicsAlphonce Simbu [Getty images]Tanzania, with a population of 61, 445, 260 people will be represented by only three athletes at the Tokyo Olympics while Burundi, with a population of 12, 255, 433, will field six players in Tokyo, Japan. Failuna Matanga [getty images]Matanga will compete in the Women’s Marathon while Geay will also compete in the Men’s Marathon. Since 1980 when Filbert Bayi and Suleiman Nyambui won silver medals in the Moscow Olympics, it's now 41 years since Tanzania won an Olympic medal. Francine Niyonsaba [photo courtesy]The Burundi woman won silver in the 800m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, adding to the gold medal won by Venuste Niyongabo in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. This is the first time Burundi is being represented in boxing in the Olympic Games.

Source: Standard Digital July 24, 2021 15:11 UTC