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Controversy hits African Games team

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Controversy surrounds the selection of the athletics team that is due to participate at the African Games in Ghana next week. Some of the qualifying athletes, including Olympic bronze medallist Zibane Ngozi, have been dropped from the team.

Ramotswa Athletics Club sprinter, Edwin Molelekwa, also failed to make the cut despite improving his qualifying time in the 200m.

Molelekwa qualified for the games after clocking 21.13s, a time he eventually improved to set his new Personal Best (PB) of 20.96. Ramotswa club chair, Harold Mosomane, told MmegiSport that they were shocked by the omission of Molelekwa. He said they wrote a letter to the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) inquiring about the decision.

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Controversy hits African Games team

Controversy surrounds the selection of the athletics team that is due to participate at the African Games in Ghana next week. Some of the qualifying athletes, including Olympic bronze medallist Zibane Ngozi, have been dropped from the team.

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