Sport dealt body blow again

It is the umpteenth time sport has suffered a blow due to COVID-19 restrictions. Sport codes have bemoaned the latest setback, with some in the middle of crucial preparations. Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) vice president, Gilbert Khunwane feels there could be a better way to deal with COVID-19. “I fail to understand why our leadership does not realise that COVID-19 is here to stay. We have to see how we live with it.

Having said that, do they not realise that sport is employment. I understand a deliberate decision has been taken to vaccinate teachers because of the nature of their jobs. What prevents us from prioritising sport too?How many lives have been put on hold because sport activities have been put on hold?” he asked. Khunwane said it has been more than a year without BoBA hosting inter club tournaments, which is not good for boxing. BoBA is scheduled to go for an elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the end of this month.