Last Olympics for Makwala and Montsho
After qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Botswana’s most decorated athletes, Isaac Makwala and Amantle Montsho will compete in this event for the last time as they approach retirement.
Makwala qualified for the Olympics for the third time over the weekend in the 400m heats in the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) National Championships.
He clocked 44.65s beating the Olympic standard qualifying time of 44.90s.
The 35-year-old Tutume born sprinter also qualified for the Olympics in 200m clocking 20.27s at the same event.
Makwala was also part of the 4×4 relay team which recently qualified for the Olympics at the IAAF world relays in Poland, winning a bronze medal.