BNOC lowers Olympics medal target
Friday, January 15, 2021
The BNOC had initially expected 15 athletes to qualify for sport’s biggest tournament, and to bring home four medals. However, due to COVID-19 disruptions, the target has been lowered to three. Local Organising Committee (LOC) chairperson, Moses Moruisi said they would engage sport codes about the revised target.
“The medals are brought by sporting codes so we want to engage them about this target. The review should be done now at the beginning of the year,” he said.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...