Botswana Teams doing well at AAG, Commonwealth Games

Karabo Sibanda of Botswana celebrates after winning the Boys 400 metres final at the Samoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. PIC: Scott BARBOUR/ GETTY IMAGES
Karabo Sibanda of Botswana celebrates after winning the Boys 400 metres final at the Samoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. PIC: Scott BARBOUR/ GETTY IMAGES

Teams representing Botswana at the on going All Africa Games (AAG) and the Commonwealth Youth Games competitions held in Congo Brazzaville and Samoa Islands respectively, continue to raise the national flag high.

Botswana has collected five medals in both competitions so far.

The local karatekas have been doing well in AAG with Lame Hetanang and Thato Malunga winning silver and bronze medals in the 50kg and 55kg of the women’s Kumite categories respectively.

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