BNSC rejects Makwala’s P40,000 claim

Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) general manager, Pinkie Wilson, wrote to Makwala indicating the request for a cash reward could not be acceded to. "The association appreciates and recognises the Africa records that you set in 2014 and 2015 respectively in Switzerland. However, we regret to inform you that our request was not acceded to as both events were not national team assignments.

The incentives package for national team players policy rewards athletes/players/officials who are on national team duties,” the letter reads in part. Makwala did a double in 200m and 400m at the Resisprint International meeting in the Swiss city of La Chaux-de-Fonds. He obliterated his 400m PB with 44.01. In the 200m, Makwala stopped the clock at 19.96.