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this newsletter for Malawi National Council
of Sports. I am privileged to be part of this
exciting team, which has worked very hard to
deliver spoting services in an e ort to
promote and develop sports in Malawi for
now and upcoming generations.
Let me take this opportunity to thank the
Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports,
Richard Chimwendo Banda, MP, whose vision
and tireless e orts have led us to deliver
consistent services to the sport fraternity in
Malawi with a vision of achieving Malawi 2063
vision goals through Malawi Implementation
Plan 2021- 2030.
I might not do justice to the sport fraternity if
I do not recognise Dr. Sunduzwayo Madise,
the Council’s past immediate Board Chair-
man, and all his team members for putting a
gallant fight in order to shape sport business
to match with the current developments in
the sport world for ensuring proper adminis-
tration, accountability, governance and techni-
cal programs which can be sustained in order
to achieve high performance in the business
of sport.
CONTROVESERY elcome you all to the first ever edition of
SURROUNDING
THE DISQUALIFICATION
OF MPHATSO NADOLO
Many spectators and athletes were
shocked to hear that Mphatso Nadolo,
who finished first in the men’s category,
had been disqualified. Nadolo himself
could be seen crying in disbelief that he has Nadolo cerebrates as he crosses the finishing line
been disqualified as he thought he had
walked away with K1,500,000. Later, after
noticing how Nadolo was behaving, Dr.
Isaac Chapweteka, who was the chair of
the medical committee, decided to take
Nadolo to Queens Elizabeth Central Hos-
pital for treatment. After almost two
hours, it was reported that Nadolo was
now in the right frame of mind and had
been discharged from hospital.

WHAT

HAPPENED? Nadolo passing through the Catholic CI church

just before Gerrato restaurant

According to a report from the technical committee, Nadolo was disqualified after he short-
ened the distance at Gerrato Restaurant in CI, instead of following the marked route.

As a result, the technical committee felt that he had gone against competition and technical
rules, as espoused in World Athletics 2022 edition, with a particular emphasis on technical
rule (TR 55:10) quoted below:

“If the referee is satisfied on the report of a judge or umpire or otherwise that an athlete has
left the marked course thereby shortening the distance to be covered, they shall be disquali-
fied.”

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