Athletics Association of Malawi (AAM) has lost patience with Ku Chawe Mountain Race sponsor, Sunbird Tourism, for being non-committal on this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n
The association is contemplating hunting for another sponsor for the Zomba race, AAM General Secretary, Frank Chitembeya, has said.<\/p>\n
He said the athletics\u2019 fraternity has waited for over two months for the sponsorship.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been talking [to Sunbird] for quite some time but things seem not to be working. Ku Chawe Mountain Race is an important activity on our calendar and we cannot miss it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been banking on Sunbird because they promised to come back when they sponsored us last year,\u201d Chitembeya said.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, Chitembeya commended Sunbird for bankrolling the race last year when athletes received good prizes, such as K300,000, plus accommodation and food at the company\u2019s hotels.<\/p>\n
\u201cThings may not have worked this year, but we will, forever, be grateful to Sunbird for the support they gave us for many years. They helped us produce great runners through this competition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sunbird Marketing Manager, Levi Nkunika, was unable to comment when contacted on Monday, saying he was pre-occupied.<\/p>\n
Harry Sichali and Tereza Master won the championship for the men\u2019s and ladies\u2019 categories, respectively, during last year\u2019s 21 kilometres race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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