The golden goose that needs protection from doping :: Mmegi Online

Athletics has become local sport’s undisputed goose that lays the golden egg. The performance of local athletics on the international stage has been on an upward trajectory since Glody Dube became the first athlete to reach the finals at the Sidney Olympic Games in 2000. Since then the floodgates of success have opened, culminating in the country winning its first ever Olympic gold through Letsile Tebogo. But as Staff Writer, CALISTUS KOLANTSHO argues, authorities need to do all they can to keep athletics from the doping pitfall

Athletics has been the flag bearer of Botswana sport on the international stage since independence but doping remains a monster that is threatening its image if left to rage. Each year, athletics continue to register doping cases as the association continues to deal with the ever-changing landscape of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited lists.

If the sport leadership is not motivated to devote more resources to anti-doping testing and education, then maybe there is a need for a new administration to be ushered in.

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