Curtain falls on sports extravaganza

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After 10 days of sports extravaganza, the curtain finally closed on the second edition of the Africa Youth Games (AYG) on Saturday in Gaborone. The closing ceremony at the National Stadium started as a somber affair before transforming into a colourful event.

The occasion was spiced by a parade of volunteers who formed a human wall around the football pitch and a performance by a local group Team Distance.

There was a parade of flags of all the participating countries and placards bearing their names. Like the opening ceremony, some of the teams paraded in their national colours while others were in sports gear. 

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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