Touring Sibanda misses Diamond League

Sibanda meeting Aerodrome pupils in Francistown yesterday PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Sibanda meeting Aerodrome pupils in Francistown yesterday PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

Botswana’s 400m runner, Karabo Sibanda will not make his IAAF Diamond League debut with the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) saying the invitation came late while the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) blame the Olympic team’s tours. The Diamond League race will be held in Zurich tomorrow.

BNOC chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho told Mmegi Sport that the invitation for the Diamond League came late.

“The invitation came to my office on Thursday afternoon. We tried to process the Visa for Sibanda on Friday. We were informed that it was late for it to be processed. As you are aware, most consulates do not process Visas on Fridays. They told us that it was late for the Visa to be processed because Sibanda was to travel on Monday,” he said.

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