Funds to aid Olympics Preparations Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has received a whooping P2.5 million to use towards the preparations for the upcoming 2020 Olympic games. Botswana have only three athletes who have qualified for the games being Nijel Amos for 800m,Christine Botlogetswe and Galefele e Moroko for the 400m. However with the athletics season currently on break (off season) BAA is running agaisnt time to make sure they qualify as many athletes as possible with the deadline set for June 29 next year. According to BAA president Botlhale Phaphane, they have many activities lined-up to prepare the already qualified athletes as well as to help more to qualify. With the season expected to start early January, BAA will have to take advantage of many competitions around the world to help more athletes qualify. “The preparations are going on but rather at a slow pace. In November we took a break so that the athletes can rest after a lengthy season which ended in October. We have planned on a training camp from December 9 and then break up for Christmas. With this camp we are planning to put in a good number of athletes because many of them are…