Khama inducted into sport�s Hall of Fame

Peloeswetse, Magang and Goitsebeng Khama (Sir Seretse Khama family representative) PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Peloeswetse, Magang and Goitsebeng Khama (Sir Seretse Khama family representative) PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

The first president of Botswana, Sir Seretse Khama has been inducted into the Botswana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2016. Khama was posthumously inducted together with Labbeau Ditiro Peloewetse of softball and Tsoseletso ‘Tsosi’ Magang of volleyball and athletics.

Khama was a passionate sportsman who played football. He was a goalkeeper at the then Serowe-based, Motherwell, together with his regiment, they founded a club named Malekantwa later to be called Miscellaneous. One of the remarkable initiatives was the construction of the National Stadium, which he officially opened in 1966.

Another inductee, Peloewetse is a softball legend who played for Vikings and the national team during his days.  He was part of the national team that travelled to the United States for the first appearance at the World Softball Championships in 1984. He is a four-time Zone VI gold medal winning pitcher in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985. Peloewetse retired from softball in 1993.

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