‘Our Anti-Doping officers are the most hated’

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Athlets case at Gaborone High Court. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

Officials at the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) has hit back at allegations circulating on social media that local National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) officers are corrupt.

BNOC president, Tshepo Sitale, explained to MmegiSport that athletes who test positive for banned substances are often caught through local testing. This, he added, helps protect Botswana’s image at international competitions. “Probably if that was the situation, it was going to be an embarrassment. We could be in trouble, or we could not be competing,” Sitale said in an interview.

“When we have cases, we do not hide them; we inform the public. Our NADO officers are the most hated, but they are simply doing their job.”

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