Letsile, Marape scoop biggest awards

The awards, which are the Outstanding Male and Female of the Year, were sponsored by Debswana at P75,000 each. Earlier this year, Tebogo set the national record after clocking 10.08 in junior men’s 100m Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) championships. He recently broke the World Under-20 record during the Gaborone International Meet World Athletics with a time of 9.96 in 100m. In the process, he booked himself a ticket to Oregon World Athletics Championships in July. Last year, he won a gold medal in the 100m Under-20 World Junior Athletics Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. He also won a silver medal in the men's 200m during the same competition.

Receiving the award on Saturday night just a few hours before mothers’ day, Tebogo dedicated it to her mother, Seratiwa Tebogo and revealed that she has been his support system. “This one is not mine, it’s for her. She is my backbone and if it wasn’t for her I don’t think I would have a career in athletics,” he indicated.