Three test positive for doping
Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 100 Views |
Doping
According to information reaching Mmegi Online, the sportspersons are Refilwe Murangi and Galaletsang Gabalotegwe from athletics and softball's Kagiso Mogale. The substance found in the two athletes is anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) Oxymetholone metabolite while diuretics and masking agents/furosemide were found in Mogale's system. Botswana has seen an increase in the number of athletes who test positive for banned substance, with athlete, Lydia Jele serving a hefty eight year ban for the offence.
When the State cannot rely on its own machinery to pursue suspected wrongdoing, repairing that machinery must become a national priority.The establishment of a Special Investigations and Asset Recovery Task Force may help government respond to the immediate challenge. However, Botswana cannot afford to leave the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) struggling whilst building...