Rising doping cases spoil BNOC party

BNOC is celebrating its 40th anniversary amid rising doping cases PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
BNOC is celebrating its 40th anniversary amid rising doping cases PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The rising numbers of doping cases that have been registered in the country have put a blot on the Botswana National Olympic Committee’s (BNOC) 40th anniversary celebrations.

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games finalist, Glody Dube, speaking during the launch of the celebrations in Gaborone on Wednesday, said it was disheartening that with a small population that the country has, doping cases continue to rise.

“It is a pity to us as a nation to be having such crises. Sometimes I wonder what is happening to our sport. It is not an issue of having World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) offices here but a change of mindset. We should work as a team and fight the trend that would end up killing our sport,” he said.

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