Budzwane wins five gold medals at BOTESSA Championships

All that glitters is gold: Budzwane shone in Palapye
All that glitters is gold: Budzwane shone in Palapye

PALAPYE: A star was born over the weekend when Karabo Budzwane dominated the 2015 Botswana Tertiary Student Sports Association (BOTESSA) Athletics Championships with five gold medals and a silver.

Budzwane, a first year Institute of Health Sciences (IHS) student won five of the 17 gold medals her team, Bracket B bagged.  All in all, Bracket B, which was made up of the University of Botswana (UB), ABM, New Era, Institute of DM, BIUST, and five IHS institutions, made a haul of 39 medals during the championship.

Of the total; 17 were gold medals, 12 silver and 10 bronze. Budzwane emerged the athlete of the tournament after contributing six (four gold and one silver.  Bracket B successfully defended the crown they won in Francistown last year.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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