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Harare (sh) and walking (sh)


Harare (sh)




formerly Salisbury

City (pop., 1999 est.: 1,686,000), capital of Zimbabwe.

Located in northeastern Zimbabwe, it was founded as Salisbury by the British in 1890. It was the capital of, successively, the colony of Southern Rhodesia, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953-63), and Rhodesia (1965-79). Under the new government of independent Zimbabwe (1980), it was renamed Harare. It is a cultural and educational centre and the site of the University of Zimbabwe (1957). The centre of Zimbabwe's industry and commerce, it is the distribution point for the area's agricultural produce. There are important gold mines nearby.


walking (sh)




In track and field, a form of racing in which the competitor's advancing foot must touch the ground before the rear foot leaves it.

Walking as a sport dates from the later 19th century. Walking races of 10 mi and 3,500 m were added to the men's Olympic program in 1908, but since 1956 the Olympic distances have been 20 km and 50 km. A women's 10-km walk was introduced in 1992.