Botswana Golden Grand Prix winners to get P64,000
Friday, February 10, 2023 | 650 Views |
Big prize: Isaac Makwala, Kitso Kemoeng and Robert Wagner during the Botswana Golden Grand Prix press briefing PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The event previously known as Gaborone International Meet (GIM) will be held on April 29 at the National Stadium. This is the first of the three editions of the World Athletics Continental Tour Golden Grand Prix in Botswana.
GIM was elevated from bronze status to gold by athletics' global governing body this year, thus becoming a world continental tour and one of the only two tours hosted in Africa.
That should concern every Motswana. The implications extend far beyond cattle and farmers. Botswana’s beef industry is a critical pillar of the economy, supporting thousands of households and sustaining businesses along the value chain.The loss of access to lucrative export markets has already demonstrated how quickly an animal-health crisis can become an economic crisis.This is, therefore, not the time for complacency, blame, or political...