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Blow for Under-20 in Lima as Kumevu suffers injury

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The Botswana Under-20 team taking part at the World Athletics Junior Championships in Peru, Lima has suffered a blow with news that medal hopeful, Ernest Kumevu might pull out of this evening's 400m due to injury.

Kumevu is scheduled to compete in the 400m heats together with Thabang Monngathipa at 7pm.

Kumevu is seeded in lane five of heat one while Monngathipa is in lane eight of heat six.

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Blow for Under-20 in Lima as Kumevu suffers injury

The Botswana Under-20 team taking part at the World Athletics Junior Championships in Peru, Lima has suffered a blow with news that medal hopeful, Ernest Kumevu might pull out of this evening's 400m due to injury.

Human rights are sacred

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