Born in 1964 in Ngozi province, Pierre Nkurunziza trained as a sports teacher.

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Membership of parent-teacher associations, sports groups, political parties and organisations such as the Boy Scouts or Rotary are all in sharp decline.

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Others include a fourth-grade teacher and a sports medicine doctor.

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David Evans, assistant head teacher at William Parker Sports College, said the track was one of a few not directly owned by the local authority.

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When I was at university and doing my gold, I organised a sports day for special schoolchildren with another teacher.

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