Relief As Amos Gets New Lease Of Life
Monday, August 02, 2021
The protest followed an incident in which Amos appeared to have been obstructed and tripped during the semi finals of the race yesterday.
Following the protest, the referee used competition rule 17.2 to allow the athlete to compete in the final. According to the rule, if an athlete is jostled or obstructed during an event so as to their progress, then in subsection 17.2.1, if the jostling or obstruction is considered unintentional or caused otherwise than an athlete, the referee may, if they are of the opinion that an athlete was seriously affected, in accordance with Rule 18.7 of the competition rules or rule 8,7 of the technical rules order that the race be re-held or allow the affected athlete to compete in the subsequent round of the event.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...