Quinton-Steele Botes
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Quinton-Steele Botes is a Namibia
n Sport Consultant. He received an award for sporting excellence from the International Olympic Committee
in 2003 in recognition of his promotion of athletics in Namibia
As technical manager of the Namibian Olympic Team
he attended 2 Olympic Games, 3 World Games, 1 African Games and 2 Commonwealth Games.
In 2005 Botes resigned from Athletics Namibia.
Botes is a second level tutor of the IAAF and a course director of the International Olympic Committee
On 20 September 2007 Botes was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma
, a type of cancer.
He has since started a blog
where he talks about his treatments.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n Sport Consultant. He received an award for sporting excellence from the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
in 2003 in recognition of his promotion of athletics in Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
As technical manager of the Namibian Olympic Team
Namibia at the Olympics
Namibia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1992, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Namibia has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games....
he attended 2 Olympic Games, 3 World Games, 1 African Games and 2 Commonwealth Games.
In 2005 Botes resigned from Athletics Namibia.
Botes is a second level tutor of the IAAF and a course director of the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
On 20 September 2007 Botes was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma , also known as plasma cell myeloma or Kahler's disease , is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for the production of antibodies...
, a type of cancer.
He has since started a blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
where he talks about his treatments.