Botswana to host 2017 Motocross Championships
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Botswana Motor Sport (BMS) vice president (administration), David Mash said last year they had to pass on the tournament, which was eventually hosted by Zimbabwe. BMS failed to comply with a requirement that the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) should be notified 18 months before the tournament starts.
“It has been provisionally given to us by FIM. Last year we only notified the BNSC with less than 12 months before the tournament, so we forfeited the hosting rights.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...