Delegation makes final inspection of World Relays facilities

This week a delegation from World Athletics was in Gaborone for a final inspection of the facilities at the competition venue, the National Stadium, the warm-up track at the University of Botswana Stadium and accommodation facilities, amongst others. World Relays Gaborone 26 chief operations officer, Bobby Gaseitsiwe, said the visit by the 18-member delegation from February 9 to 12 went well. He explained that the delegation guided the Local Organising Committee (LOC) positively and pointed out areas that the committee needed to close quickly. The World Athletics delegation covered many areas, including competition area, anti-doping, branding, accreditation and security, overlay, media communications, transport, volunteers, accommodation, ticketing, ITC, power, event presentations, and budget.

“The main areas they advised us were to close outstanding issues on procurement. They informed us that there is not much time left, especially in areas of anti-doping, cabling, and power integration,” he said.