Coe Urges BAA To Apply For IAAF Funding

Monday, November 05, 2018

IAAF President, Sebastian Coe was on a two-day visit to the country PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The president of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lord Sebastian Coe has urged Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) to apply for Olympic Athletics dividend.

The Olympic Athletics Dividend was launched in 2015 and it offers $25, 000 (P250, 000) every year to each national federations to assist their development.

Coe was in the country for a two-day visit that ended yesterday. He said the aim of his visit was to map a way for the future of athletics in the country. He said the largest portion of funding is from broadcast rights.

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Coe Urges BAA To Apply For IAAF Funding

The president of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lord Sebastian Coe has urged Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) to apply for Olympic Athletics dividend.

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