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2026 retrospective collection

August 2026
Our champions, known and unknown.

Compiled and first published 15 Oct 2026 — this is a look back, not an edition originally released in August 2026.

8 carefully selected, sourced stories. Chessboards, pools, athletics tracks, provincial youth games and conservation workers.

From the editor’s desk

Some Zimbabwean sporting histories are easy to find because a television camera was there. Others sit in chess tournament tables, provincial medal results or the memories of coaches. For this issue we look beyond football and cricket at athletics, para-athletics, rowing, chess and the National Youth Games. We also turn to wildlife rangers whose daily work protects our landscapes. A personal best, a national title, an international appearance and a professional conservation award are different things, all worth recording precisely. The quieter the stage, the more important it is for a community archive to preserve the names and sources.

From the editor's desk

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