Debswana pulls out of athletics event

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The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) is holding its annual national championships this weekend without the sponsor, Debswana.

BAA spokesman, Glody Dube said Debswana has pulled out of the event they have been sponsoring for more than five years now. "We hear that they say they now want to concentrate on grass-roots programmes," Dube said.

Debswana has been financing the national finals with P60,000. Last year the athletics body which is struggling to raise sponsorship had to use the Debswana funds prudently by staging an awards event with part of the P60,000.

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