Whither Botswana Sports?

These are pertinent questions as various sporting disciplines plunge deeper into a quagmire with little hope of revival. There is so much talent in the country but little to show for it.

The country's small population cannot be advanced as an excuse for the failure to excel at international level. Famous American author and humorist, Mark Twain once observed: "It is not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog that matters". In 1995, the nation's sports vision was drawn up. The Sports Vision 2012 envisages a situation where sport is a source of national pride. Pride can only be achieved through consistent and disciplined performances. It is undisputable that the Zebras were the pride of the nation at the height of their brilliant displays under Serbian Veselin Jelusic. The Vision 2012, a brain-child of former Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) chairperson, Boyce Sebetela, is under strain, three years to its deadline.