Female sprinter Leungo Matlhaku won gold in the 100 metre event and silver in 200 metre as the hosts picked 16 gold, 13 silver and 10 bronze medals. Second behind Botswana was Namibia who collected five gold medals, five silver and two bronze. In third place, Mauritius and Zambia were tied, each getting three gold medals, two silver and three bronze. But it was Botswana's Matlhaku who excelled when she romped to victory in the 100 metre final in 12.09s and was second fastest in 200 metres with 24.68s. Also outstanding over the weekend was Olympian Isaac Makwala who took the 400 metre gold on Saturday with a time of 46,62secs.
Makwala struggled in the heats with the wind seemingly affecting him. But he came back strong in the final and carried on his status as African champion. Reigning national 400m champion, Thapelo Ketlogetswe won silver in the event after finishing in 46.65s. The duo went on to spur the 4x4 relay team to gold with a time of 3:47:01 yesterday. "The heats were quite challenging but when I went to the finals I told myself I had to show that I am the current African champion. Of course, I was not quite happy with the time but it was fair enough."
