Rules prohibit support for Amos
Friday, May 12, 2023 | 100 Views |
All alone: Amos says he did not receive support from sports bodies. PIC: MONIRUL BHUIYAN
Last week, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) banned Amos for three years, effective from last year July, for a doping offence.
Amos reacted to the ban for the first time this week and indicated he had not received support from bodies such as the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC), the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC), the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA), and the Ministry of Youth, Sport, Gender and Culture. Amos, in a statement, said he had spent in excess of P1 million fighting a lone battle to win the doping case.
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