Amos bags gold at All Africa debut

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A day after Isaac Makwala earned Botswana first gold medal at this year’s All Africa Games (AAG), Nijel Amos also powered to victory in the 800-metre race.

The 2015 Diamond League winner finished with a time of 1:50:45 in his first appearance at the AAG. In second place was Olympic 1,500m champion, Taoufik Makhloufi with a time of 1:50:72, while Kenya’s Job Kinyor finished third in 1:50:79.

 Amos was the favourite to clinch the title as his opponents, Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia and World champion, David Rudisha of Kenya were absent. The Marobela-born runner faced little competition from fellow countryman, Boitumelo Masilo who clocked a personal best of 1:46:80 seconds in the heats and Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi who ran 1:43:50. 

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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