Ministry in u-turn as Olesitse heads to Argentina

Olesitse
Olesitse

The Ministry of Basic Education (MoBE) has allowed 400m runner, Bernard Olesitse to travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina to compete at the 2018 Youth Olympics Games.

Last week, Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho had announced that the team would be travelling without the talented athlete due to the pending Junior Certificate Examinations.

After meetings amongst officials from the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSC), Botswana Integrated Sport Association (BISA), BNOC and Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC), Olesitse has been allowed to join the rest of the team on the plane to South America.

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