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A vote for anti-doping reforms

Pushing through: Kelebeng
Pushing through: Kelebeng

Parliament has passed the Anti-Doping Bill this week to curb growing instances of doping amongst local athletics that are seemingly overshadowing national athletics success.

In the wake of the new law, there is optimism of a bright new day of reforms as the doping scourge rears its ugly head, KABO RAMASIA reports (blurb) The passing of the Anti-Doping Bill which will result in the establishment of a National Anti-Doping Organisation has been hailed as a positive move for local sport.

Motivating for its adoption in Parliament, the Minister of Sport and Arts Jacob Kelebeng said the National Anti-Doping Organisation will serve to regulate all doping activities in Botswana.

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