Athletes miss Commonwealth Games qualifying mark

Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) technical officer, Bobby Gaseitsiwe said the failure to clock the required time was a challenge to the athletes to work harder. He said the athletes have missed an opportunity to participate in an international event such as the Commonwealth Games to get exposure. Gaseitsiwe was speaking after the Mascom 2010 Phikwe marathon on Saturday.

The winner, Raobine Ramoseka from Gaborone completed the 42.2-kilometre race in 2:20:52 hours ahead of Bashingili Ndabile of Sportview who crossed the line after 2:21:23 hours. Elijah Mutandiro from Zimbabwe was third. Samukeliso Moyo from Zimbabwe won the women section in a time of 2:50:27 hours. Two South-Africans, Mpho Mabuza and Pauline Ngieya were second and third respectively.