Tanzanian female boxer hopes to break gender bias
STORY: Tanzanian female boxer hopes to break gender bias
DATELINE: March 6, 2022
LENGTH: 00:03:52
LOCATION: Dar es Salaam
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Njau
2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): HELLEN NJAU, Tanzanian boxer, referee and judge
STORYLINE:
Njau, a mother of three, is a boxer, a boxing referee and a boxing judge based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Njau trained at the Kaseba gymnasium, named after Japhet Kaseba, one of Tanzania's celebrated professional boxers at Mwananyamala Mchangani.
"Sweat is one of my make-ups," wearing a broad smile, Njau told Xinhua ahead of International Women's Day, which is commemorated on March 8.
She is a member of the Tanzania Professional Boxing Regulatory Commission (TPBRC), which licenses, sanctions and governs professional boxing events in Tanzania.
"I started training in boxing in 2002 and then my interest spread to refereeing and judging," she said, adding that in the course of her boxing stint, she has been able to scoop various championships in
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