I was nervous - Montsho

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Botswana's women 400m runner, Amantle Montsho said that she was very nervous prior to the final of the race at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday.

 "I was very nervous especially since I was competing with the best in the world in the likes of American athlete, Sanya Richards and Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu," Montsho told Mmegi Sport yesterday. 

Ohuruogu won the race while Richards came third, behind Jamaica's Shericka Williams. Montsho finished last. She said that running in lane eight affected her badly.

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