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No medal ceremony for Relay teams

4X400m men's relay team finished second at the 13th African Games hosted in Accra, Ghana PIC: BNSC
4X400m men's relay team finished second at the 13th African Games hosted in Accra, Ghana PIC: BNSC

A surprise was pulled on the last day of the 13th African Games hosted in Accra, Ghana as the programme ended without a medal ceremony for relay teams.

Botswana men snatched silver medal in the 4x400m relay while the women settled for bronze medal. According to information reaching SportMonitor, an inquiry was made to the Games Local Organising Committee (LOC) regarding the medals.

"We tried to ask why there was no medal ceremony for the relay teams on Friday and also wanted to know where the medals are.

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