BNOC accepts blame after doping incident

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

The Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) has accepted blame and promised to be more vigilant in future after 800m runner, Onalenna Baloyi was found guilty of using banned drugs.

The athlete has been slapped with a two-year suspension by the International Amateur Athletics Association (IAAF) for using performance-enhancing substances. BNOC chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho admitted that they have failed to educate athletes against substance abuse.

He blamed the lapse on the lack of finance. He said BNOC has ignored doping because it never thought it was a problem among the country's sportsmen and women.

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