Commonwealth Games youth team fails to achieve target

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An eight-member team that represented the country at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man, United Kingdom, will return home with two medals, falling short of the target of four medals.

The games ended yesterday and the team is expected to land at the Sir Seretse International Airport (SSKIA) this afternoon.

Botswana managed two bronze medals, courtesy of athlete Nigel Amos and boxer Botshelo Robby.  The Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) was optimistic that the team would reach the four-medal target when the athletes departed.

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