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Other Zanu-PF men, armed with clubs, are patrolling the streets leading to the Glamis stadium, witnesses say.
A spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change said it still planned to go ahead with the rally. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was due to attend.
The MDC says it will decide by Monday on whether to contest run-off vote.
It says at least 70 of its supporters have been killed in the run-up to the 27 June vote, which will see Mr Tsvangirai challenge Mr Mugabe.
The rally was due to go ahead after the High Court on Saturday overturned a police ban.
According to eyewitnesses, hundreds of Zanu-PF youth militia have thronged the streets around the Glamis stadium, while hundreds more are inside.
Carrying clubs, sticks and whips, they have been stopping cars and demanding to see ID cards.
The opposition rally had been due to begin around noon local time.
The MDC says it is determined to go ahead.
However a party spokesman told the BBC that given the large numbers of armed Zanu-PF supporters in and around the stadium, violence is likely.
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