BAA powerless over mushrooming marathons

There has been an increasing trend where marathons are organised without BAA’s consent. In September alone, six marathons were held, when there should be at least three full marathons per season.

BAA public relations officer, Roland Masalila said despite being the local regulatory body they do not have legal rights to stop the escalating phenomenon. “We try as much as we can to regulate all the activities, but it is difficult because the law does not give us any legal right to deal with the situation. We are powerless. There is nothing we can do but to distance ourselves from such races so that we do not deal with the consequences of such events,” he said.