Over to you athletics

Helping hand: Makwala gets a fist pump from coach, Dipeba PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Helping hand: Makwala gets a fist pump from coach, Dipeba PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Athletics is, once more, expected to rescue a faltering Olympic Games campaign as the local athletes prepare for action on the track tomorrow.

After a week of action, there has been no joy for Botswana after swimmer, James Freeman, boxers, Mohammed Rajab Otukile and Keamogetse Kenosi, and weightlifter, Madgelene Moyengwa were eliminated at the first hurdle.

Botswana has set a medal target of two, and now all the hopes hinge on a familiar saviour; athletics. Athletics coach, Justice Dipeba told Mmegi Sport the team was doing fine and preparations are going well.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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