Athletes fume after �wrong turn�

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Tsatsa is among st the athletes who felt ill-treated by the Mayor's marathon organizers PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME

Zimbabwean long distance runners, Tabitha Tsatsa and Samukeliso Moyo were left seething after they got lost during Saturday’s Gaborone Mayor’s Marathon, accusing organisers of ill treating them.

The two were set to claim podium finishes but were shocked at the finish line to discover that they had used the wrong route along the 42km race. At the end, there was no cash prize awarded for second place in the women’s section, emanating from the route confusion.

Athletes said the race was disorganised with fewer marshals and route directions, with some runners forced to rely on police officers manning the race.

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