Tebogo, Scotch chase Diamond League glory
Friday, September 15, 2023 | 190 Views |
Accelerating: Tebogo PIC: CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
The final goes beyond mere championships, with attractive packages on offer with winners taking home $30,000 (about P400,000). Each event category has been allocated $70,000, and the remaining prize money will be distributed amongst the other seven finalists.
In addition to the prize money, each champion will be presented with a prestigious Diamond Trophy and granted a wildcard entry to the World Athletics Championships. Botswana will be represented by Tebogo, who will compete in the 100m and 200m events, and Leungo Scotch, who will participate in the men's 400m. Another athlete, Bayapo Ndori, will not be able to compete due to an injury.
While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...