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Rules prohibit support for Amos

All alone: Amos says he did not receive support from sports bodies. PIC: MONIRUL BHUIYAN
All alone: Amos says he did not receive support from sports bodies. PIC: MONIRUL BHUIYAN

Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) says local sports bodies were right not to afford Olympic Games silver medallist, Nijel Amos support during his fight against doping.

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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