Montsho Storms Into World Championships

Amantle Montsho .PIC: ALL.ATHLECTICS.COM
Amantle Montsho .PIC: ALL.ATHLECTICS.COM

Former 400m world champion, Amantle Montsho has qualified for the World Championships scheduled for London in August after she ran 52.01 seconds at the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) track and field competition in Francistown on Saturday.

The cut off time for the women’s 400m is 52.10 and has to be achieved before midnight on July 23.

Her achievement is particularly sweet as she has just returned from a two-year suspension for taking a banned substance at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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