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Amos counts losses

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Hard times: Amos has vowed to returned stronger after the ban

In 2012, Nijel Amos’ young career was blossoming and the Marobela-born athlete was preparing to take the world of athletics by the scruff of the neck. A decade later, all has gone downhill, largely to the athlete flattering to deceive and a recent doping hammer blow, notes Staff Writer, MQONDISI DUBE

The palpable excitement hit the nation on a wintry evening in July 2012 when Amos participated in the fastest 800m final, on his way to earning the country’s first Olympic medal.

Then an unheralded 18-year-old Amos had made history, finishing behind the big-striding, recording-breaking Kenyan, David Rudisha.

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