Botswana keen to add second medal

Botswana Olympic team with President Khama.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Botswana Olympic team with President Khama.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Botswana has been participating in the Olympic games since 1980 when they were held in Moscow, Russia. Botswana initially sent a team of seven athletes and they failed to win any medal.

It took Botswana 32 years to win their first medal when Nijel Amos powered to a silver medal in London.  This year, 12 athletes are in Rio on a mission to land the country’s second Olympic medal.

Retail giant, Choppies has pledged P1 million to a gold medallist, P500,000 to athletes who win silver while bronze carries a prize money of P250,000. 

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