Commonwealth Games team �a rush job�

Mosah Mokganedi | Wednesday August 6, 2014 16:35

 

The silverware came courtesy of 800m sensation, Nijel Amos who grabbed gold, in the process  dethroning Kenyan champion, David Rudisha in an intriguing race.  Morule told the media in Gaborone yesterday that despite the target, they were fully aware that the team was not well prepared.

“Yes we do agree that we did not give athletes top notch international standard preparations,” he said.   Responding to media questions, a contrite Morule said they set the target based on athletes’ current performances.

“The results are reflective of the team’s preparation. We only reaped what we sowed,” he said. 

He also told the media that they take full responsibility for the team’s poor performance because they could not expect much from a team that had not adequately prepared.

However, Morule said it was not  entirely gloom and doom.

“It is not a bad performance considering that we won a gold medal,” he argued.

He added that the team preparations were affected by insufficient funding because it came in the aftermath of the African Youth Games (AYG) that gobbled a lot of money. Botswana had sent 19 athletes to Glasgow with boxing, athletics, squash, table tennis, judo and badminton represented.

Meanwhile, Botswana will send eight athletes to the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, which run from August 16 to 28. Baboloki Thebe and Karabo Sibanda (400m) who both won medals at the AYG as well as Kagiso Kebatshwere (800m), Gorata Gabankitse (800m) and Thandi Uerimuna, will represent the county in athletics.  Others who hold the country’s medal homes are AYG medalist Naomi Ruele, Gavin Mogopa and Tessa Kabelo in judo and badminton respectively.

The team departs for Nanjing on August 12.