Zimbabwe: Local Athletes Flop in Gaborone

ZIMBABWEAN athletes failed to make the qualifying times for the Africa Championships during the Gaborone International Meet held at Botswana National Stadium last week.

The athletes, who were seeking to punch their tickets for the continental championships to be held in Mauritius in June, failed to live up to their billing with top ranked Zimbabwean sprinter Ngoni Makusha finishing a distant sixth in the men’s 100m final.

Makusha finished the race in 10:30sec.

Reigning World Under-20 champion,…