More gold expected from athletics

Monday, May 14, 2018

Athletics team remains the hope for Botswana to win gold medals at the ongoing Region 5 Youth Games Gaborone 2018. As of yesterday morning, the team had added two medals from the visually impaired.

Edwin Masuge won gold in T13 400m races while Bose Mokgwathi clocked 52:20, which is his personal best (PB) in T12. The brilliant performance brought Botswana gold medals to five before lunchtime. Athletics won the first gold medal on Wednesday in the 1,500m through Tshepiso Masalela.

Volleyball boys team were the first to bring gold home and not to be outdone, James Freeman scooped the only gold for swimming in the 400m freestyle.

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More gold expected from athletics

Athletics team remains the hope for Botswana to win gold medals at the ongoing Region 5 Youth Games Gaborone 2018. As of yesterday morning, the team had added two medals from the visually impaired.