Amos, BNOC clash over scholarship

Nijel Amos. PIC. danvernonphoto
Nijel Amos. PIC. danvernonphoto

The Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) and 2012 Olympic Games silver medallist, Nijel Amos are at loggerheads over the athletes' omission from the Olympic Solidarity scholarship.

Last week, BNOC announced beneficiaries of the scholarship but Amos' name was missing. Amos took to social media on Monday night, venting his frustration and indicating he was dumping Botswana to run as an independent athlete.

According to information reaching this publication, one of the reasons for rejecting Amos' application was that he has been a beneficiary of the fund over the past eight years.

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