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Women’s relay team gets Budapest slot

Take-off: Tlhomphang Basele is part of the relay team PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Take-off: Tlhomphang Basele is part of the relay team PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Lady luck has smiled on the Botswana women’s 4x400m relay team after the initial heartbreak of failing to qualify for the Budapest World Championships to be staged between August 19 and 27.

The team had failed to qualify for the biggest athletics competition during the track and field event that was organised by the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) on July 20, which was the deadline for qualification.

The BAA vice president-administration, Oabona Theetso told Mmegi Sport that the invitation was extended to the team on Tuesday.


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