Be all embracing Mr President

When team Botswana left for the Olympics in July, there was a medal target of two but the team settled for bronze through the men’s 4x400m relay team, which was a commendable effort. The bronze sparked wild celebrations and fittingly the red carpet was rolled for the team. It was only right for the team to receive a heroes’ welcome upon return. The team, together with their coaches, got the rare opportunity to meet the President. The invitation was not extended to National Sport Associations’ (NSA) leadership which had representatives in Tokyo.

A month later, the Under-20 team brought some medals from the World Athletics Junior Championships and they were due to visit the State House. But the visit was cancelled at the 11th hour. Last week, Amos accompanied by former athlete and coach, Raj Rathedi stepped into the State House.