Tebogo to get P10,000 for breaking 100m record

Friday, February 26, 2021

Record breakers: Matlhaku (left) and Tebogo set new 100m records PIC: BAA

Rising 17-year-old sprinter, Letsile Tebogo will receive P10,000 for breaking the men’s 100m record, but there will be no reward for his 26-year-old counterpart, Leungo Matlhaku.

Tebogo and Matlhaku, respectively broke the men and women’s 100m records during the Sport View Runners Club meet at the National Stadium on Saturday.

Tebogo’s new mark of 10.14 is also a regional record, which means he will pocket P10,000 cash for the feat. However, there is no reward for breaking the local record, which is why Matlhaku will not receive any cash from the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC). The athletes’ incentive policy of 2012 states that only athletes who break regional and international records will get cash rewards.

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Tebogo to get P10,000 for breaking 100m record

Rising 17-year-old sprinter, Letsile Tebogo will receive P10,000 for breaking the men’s 100m record, but there will be no reward for his 26-year-old counterpart, Leungo Matlhaku.