High costs threaten Montsho�s appeal

Keen to appeal: Montsho
Keen to appeal: Montsho

The cost of lodging an appeal threatens Amantle Montsho’s chances of challenging the two-year ban imposed by a local Disciplinary Committee, which ruled she was guilty of consuming a banned substance.

It would cost Montsho US$20,000 (approx. P200, 000) to appeal to the Court of Sport Arbitration (CSA) based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Montsho was banned for consuming a banned stimulant methylhexaneamine. Her attorney, Tshiamo Rantao said her client has a bright chance of having the decision overturned.

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