November 23, 2024

Public Holiday in Botswana as Letsile Tebogo wins gold for Africa

The president of Botswana declared a ‘half-day public holiday’ across the country on Friday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo who became their first athlete ever to win a GOLD medal at the #Olympics.

Botswana citizens will get an ‘afternoon day off’ on Friday as a tribute to Tebogo who brought joy to their country on Thursday, winning the GOLD medal in men’s 200m; the first African to win this title.