World Relays team demands dues

The Relays team manager, Moshe Gochela, told MmegiSport that he has received complaints from the athletes that they have not been paid allowances for taking part in the relays. He said when they made a follow-up on the payments, the reason given was that the Ministry of Sport and Arts (MoSA) had not released the funds to the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC).

“The team wants to be paid appearance fees, allowance for winning a medal and reaching the finals. The delay in payments is affecting athletes' plans because we have others who are planning to compete in Europe, but they do not have the funds to do so. Now they are saying as athletes, they are only known or respected during competition, from there they are forgotten, whilst people move on with their lives,” Gochela said.