Lockdown Setback Hits Athletics, Ping-Pong Hard

Last Friday the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force announced that the country has recorded 32 new cases of the pandemic. Before then, a handful sporting codes had returned to action while contact sporting codes remained inactive. On Saturday, Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) communicated through a statement that it would cancel two Track and Field events that were lined up for this month.

BAA was scheduled to return to action this coming weekend with the other event set for August 22. The two events were to be part of the 2021 Olympic Games preparation as BAA makes up for lost time. Speaking to Monitor Sport, BAA vice president, Oabona Theetso said the association did not incur costs due to the lockdown as preparations were still in early stages. Despite that, their progress on the track would be deeply affected.