No ‘Thank You’ for Tebogo

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Not so fast: BNSC says there is no cash for Tebogo despite recording breaking feat

Confusion reigns between the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) and the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) regarding rewarding Letsile Tebogo for his Diamond League performance which saw the star athlete break a 27-year-old Africa 200m record.

Tebogo set a new African Record at the London Diamond Meet clocking 19.50 in the men’s 200m on Sunday. He also ran a personal best (PB) and set a new national record.

Tebogo is also the men’s 100m national record holder at 9.91. The previous 200m national record stood at 19.96 set by Isaac Makwala in 2015. The BNSC CEO, Tuelo Serufho told Mmegi Sport that the current Performance Incentives and Rewards Package does not cover the record set by Tebogo.

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