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Overwhelming interest for Chef de mission post

International role: The Chef de Mission is responsible for teams during international competitions PIC: BNOC
International role: The Chef de Mission is responsible for teams during international competitions PIC: BNOC

The Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) has received dozens of applications for the post of Chef de Mission after the local Olympics body decided to advertise the position as opposed to direct appointment.

The country is preparing to send a team to the 2nd African Beach Games in June, the second ANOC World Beach Games in August, the 7th Commonwealth Youth Games (August) and 4th Africa Youth Games in April.

Therefore, the Chef de Mission will be responsible for leading Team Botswana participation at the specific games. “The Chef de Mission will create and deliver a high performance environment at the Games that will both inspire athletes and enable them to excel.

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