Bombshell as key relay trio withdraws from World Relays

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Botswana's athletics team due to participate at this weekend's World Relays in Guangzhou, China has been hit by shock withdrawals of three key members, including Olympic champion, Letsile Tebogo.

The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) in a statement released this evening said Tebogo, Collen Kebinatshipi and Bayapo Ndori have withdrawn from the team citing personal reasons.

"We regret to inform you that three of our men’s 4x400 metres relay team members, namely Letsile Tebogo, Collen Kebinatshipi and Bayapo Ndori have officially withdrawn from the team for personal reasons," the statement reads.

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