BAA in bed with �dodgy� organisers� athletes

Dintwe is still waiting for her P50, 000
Dintwe is still waiting for her P50, 000

Angry marathon runners have come out guns blazing against the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA), with their bone of contention being ‘dodgy’ race organisers. They say the BAA has failed them, leaving the athletes at the mercy of race organisers.

Disappointed runners poured their frustrations to Mmegi Sport this week, arguing, no one cared to listen to their plight.

 Some athletes are unpaid after the recent Mayor’s Marathon, held more than a month ago. To date, the athletes have been forced to pace up and down the corridors of the Gaborone City Council (GCC) corridors in search of payment, or at least answers. Shepherd Kenatshele said the BAA has failed them despite numerous attempts to get assistance from the association. He said the BAA should be in position to audit bank accounts of race organisers before giving them the task to handle a race.

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