BAA in Nike contract breach

The cross country team which represented Botswana in Denmark
The cross country team which represented Botswana in Denmark

Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) might find itself having to answer for a breach of contract with Nike, their technical sponsor.

This comes after the athletics body sent a team to the 2019 World Cross Country Championships to Denmark without the Nike kit.

The BAA-Nike agreement signed ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games stipulates that the US sportswear manufacturer will supply kits for national teams competing at the World Championships, World Indoor Championships, Olympic Games and World Cross Country Championships.
On an annual basis, Nike sends a consignment comprising singlet, half tight, short, tight, tee-shirt, knit suit, rain suit, Is zip, airborne, boy short, tee, polo, cap and socks.

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