Dintwe beats fatigue to retain Diacore title

Dintwe
Dintwe

The goddess of long distances, Onneile Dintwe continued to raise the Botswana flag as she retained the Gaborone Diacore marathon 21.1km title, crossing the line in 1:20:51 on Sunday.

The runner beat fatigue as she had just competed at the Spar Women’s series in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on Saturday. After the series, Dintwe took the long journey back to Gaborone to compete on Sunday morning. She used her experience to defend her championship.  Dintwe was making a come back to the local competitions after being sidelined by an injury in January.

 “I started preparing for this race last year after winning it for the first time. My preparations were hampered by an injury, so coming here I did not anticipate winning.  I did not want to put myself under pressure.  I just wanted to start and finish the race,” she said.

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