Athletics Team Rises To The Occasion

Region 5 Team Botswana. PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Region 5 Team Botswana. PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

When Region V Youth Games Gaborone 2018 started, of all the nine codes that were competing, all eyes were on the athletics team.

As expected, the team did not disappoint and took the war to South Africa who have been grabbing gold medals.Though at some point, Botswana seemed to be struggling, the relay teams proved that they are the future of this country.

South Africa easily scooped gold in the women’s 4x100m relay followed by Zambia with Botswana settling for bronze. The men’s team did not allow that mistake to happen as Zebrone Machara, Thuto Masasa, Phodiso Rampa and Calvin Bathusi went for gold in a time of 40:47. South Africa finished second followed by Zimbabwe. The men’s 4x400m team that had Bayapo Ndori, Onneile Phokedi, Ditiro Nzamani and Lee Eppie took gold with a time of 3:07:45.

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