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Tebogo receives two nominations for Region 5 awards

Tebogo Letsile PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG.
Tebogo Letsile PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG.

After his brilliant display during the 2022 season, World Under-20 record holder, Letsile Tebogo received two nominations for the upcoming African Union Sports Council Regional Annual Sport Awards (RASA).

The sprinter has been nominated for Sportsperson of the Year and Sportsman of the Year awards. Tebogo will battle it out for the Sportsman of the Year award against Peter Shalulile (football, Namibia) and Pieter Coetzee (swimming, South Africa). He will also compete against Rady Adosinda Gramane (boxing, Mozambique) and Andile Dlamini (football, South Africa).

Other local sports stars have also been nominated for some categories. Woman FIDE Master, Naledi Marape has been nominated for the Sportswoman of the Year award. Athletics coach, Justice Dipeba is also in contention for the Coach of the Year award. The men’s 4x400m relay team has been nominated for Team of the Year award.

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