Botswanas 50 finest sport moments and personalties

Botswana has moved swiftly to establish itself as a competitive country both on and off the field. As the nation celebrates 50 years of glorious independence, Mmegi Sport reporters had a tough moment picking the 50 moments and personalties that have shaped the countrys sports landscape

1. Nijel breaks Olympics jinx

After 32 years of agony, it took an 18-year-old Marobela born 800m star, Nijel Amos to break the Olympic Games medal jinx. Botswana had been participating in the games since 1980 without luck until a ‘fast and furious’ run saw Amos finish second in London in 2012 to grab a silver medal, a first ever Olympic medal for Botswana. His time of 1:41.73 became the new junior world record.

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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