Botswana faces doping predicament
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Doping challenge: Amos has been provisionally suspended PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
This brings to eight, the number of cases Botswana has recorded since 2010, a high figure considering the country's low athlete population.
Nijel Amos' positive result shock from a doping test stung the nation. But it has been occurring regularly since 2010, with eight local and one foreign athlete testing positive for a banned substance.
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