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Lethabo punches her way to success

Sign of victory: Modukanele won a medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Sign of victory: Modukanele won a medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

They say dynamites come in small packages, a description that sums up the explosive nature of University of Botswana Tsholofelo boxer, Lethabo Modukanale.

The hard-punching boxer melted the hearts of Batswana when she became the first member of Team Botswana to win a medal at the just ended Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the United Kingdom in July.

She scooped the medal after beating Sri Lanka's Nadeeka Pushpa in the women’s minimum weight category (45kg-48kg). Modukanele is not just an average boxer as once she steps into the ring, she takes complete control.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

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