Montsho, Makwala's ex-coach recalls rough road to glory

Friday, April 13, 2018

Former athletics coach, Bobby Gaseitsiwe has recalled veteran athletes, Isaac Makwala and Amantle Montsho's humble beginnings, as he reflects on their triumphs at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

Montsho won a second Commonwealth Games gold medal this week, with her first triumph in 2010, while Makwala was winning it for the first time.

Gaseitsiwe recalls it was difficult when he started working with the athletes in the 1990s.

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