Ex-BNOC boss warns against Olympics shift

Negroes Kgosietsile. PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Negroes Kgosietsile. PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Former Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) president, Negroes Kgosietsile has said the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games could negatively affect budgets, particularly for developing nations.

The International Olympic Committee  (IOC) postponed this year’s Tokyo Games to 2021 owing to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Kgosietsile said budgets for preparations are likely to be affected as ‘smaller’ nations shift funds, meant for the competition, towards the fight against the pandemic.

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