Ruele settles for silver as gold eludes Botswana
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
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She has two medals after collecting bronze in the 50m.
Ruele will now shift her focus to qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with an A standard. She said her plan was to do well and represent her country with distinction. “I have not competed under the Botswana flag in a long time. I have been training hard in order to make a strong comeback. I am happy about my second and third places, but I wish I had won a gold medal for obvious reasons,” she said.
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