The team scooped two gold medals through rising star, Collen Kebinatshapi in the 400m, while the 4x400m relay team achieved a similar feat. Bayapo Ndori won the team's other medal, a bronze in the 400m. Botswana settled for position five in the medals standings, the second best finish by an African country.
Now that the euphoria of the competition is simmering down, focus turns to the athletes' incentives. During a recent press briefing, opposition Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) president, Mpho Balopi implored the government to reward the remarkable work by the athletes stating that they should emulate what his party previously did.
