BAA Takes Jab At BNOC

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Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has threatened to write a letter to the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) regarding the announcements made by the latter on behalf of the association. The athletics body feels undermined by BNOC’s actions.

BAA president, Thari Mooketsi gave an example of a press conference that was organised by BNOC on Friday. He said BAA was not invited to attend the media briefing. Mooketsi said the BNOC was wrong to talk about athletics in the absence of the BAA leadership.

“I am not happy about the way BNOC is doing things. The BNOC does not run the BAA. We intend to write a letter complaining about the state of affairs. We are always faced with the same challenge every time when we are about to go for international games such as Commonwealth,” he said.

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