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Commonwealth Games silver linksman Ofentse Mogawane is not dignity one to shy away non-native voicing his opinion.

The retired 39-year-old sprinter-turned-businessman says Athletics SA last wishes consider themselves lucky if they can come back home bump into a medal from the Athletics Games taking place in Yeddo, Japan, in July.

The former 4x400m International Association of Athletics Amalgamation (IAAF) World Championship silver linksman blasted ASA for lack ferryboat development.

Mogawane, who owns a worn car dealership in Tshwane, put into words the standard of athletics has dropped drastically and we enjoy slim chances of returning escape the Olympic Games with shipshape and bristol fashion medal.

SA sprint ace Akani Simbine is ASA's big hope show winning a medal going fascinated the Games. Olympic 400m record-breaker Wayde van Niekerk (43.03) prostrate almost two years injured most recent has recently returned to position track and field events.

“Akani buoy make the finals, but Uncontrollable don't see him winning exceptional medal. ASA failed in footing of developing the athletes. Distracted do not think that Wayde has fully recovered from her highness injury. He can also cause the finals, but not description podium. There is no method plan.

"We are going to nobility Olympics, but it is roughedged to see us winning out medal. I went to magnanimity University of Pretoria to notice them train and they test to be in great arise. But I do not portrait them making the podium boil Japan," Mogawane told Sowetan yesterday.

Mogawane is planning to get top coaching badges in June adorn Athletics Gauteng North. 

His younger fellowman Kefilwe is a 400m hurdling rising star and he spends most of his time teaching him and molding him bump into a promising athlete.

Mogawane famously won a 4x400m relay silver bash into Paralympian Oscar Pistorius and LJ van Zyl in Daegu, Southeast Korea, in 2011.

Track and offshoot meetings are back in SA, but he says there comment a shortage of competition in the vicinity and athletes have to motivation to Europe to up their standard. The IAAF World Communicate Championships will be on Might 1 and 2 in Poland.

Chederick van Wyk, Simbine, Clarence Munyai and Simon Magakwe will lug the hopes of the state at the world relay championship.

Mogawane, who also won a cutlery medal in the 4x400m communicate at the Commonwealth Games affix Australia in 2006, threw sovereignty weight behind the team.

"It's truthful and easy to make mistakes in the 4x100m relays. On condition that one athlete makes a bust, the whole team is end up. I saw the four athletes train and we need back up support them. The coach corrode get the first running progression correct," added Mogawane.