Suspension of sport not on the cards

Sporting activities will continue despite the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Sporting activities will continue despite the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Suspension of sport due to escalating COVID-19 cases is currently not on the cards, the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho has said.

Serufho said if numbers are increasing exponentially from local competitions, then they would explore options including stricter requirements. He said the decision would also not be taken based on what happened in Lesotho. Meanwhile, athletes who remained in Maseru following the completion of the AUSC Region V Games arrived in Gaborone on Wednesday morning after testing positive to COVID-19.

The team reported 45 COVID-19 cases. The 35 cases were 27 athletes and eight officials. “They were airlifted from Maseru. All of them are fine, with the majority being asymptomatic while a few had mild symptoms.

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