Who is with athletics on the plane to Los Angeles?

Athletics is very much expected to lead Team Botswana in the next edition of the Olympics to be held in Los Angeles, but which other code will be on the plane to the United States, asks MmegiSport Correspondent, KABELO BORANABI (blurb) Boxing has been removed from the Olympics for the first time in 100 years due to a standoff between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (IBA). Local boxers would anxiously wait, as the decision may be overturned in 2025. Boxing had attained fifth place in the bantamweight division at the 2008 Olympics after Khumiso Ikgopoleng was knocked out in the quarterfinals.

Ikgopoleng is Botswana's best boxer in the Olympics, and the code has been a present feature for Team Botswana until recent years. This has left athletics to carry the torch alone, and the athletes have been dishing improving performances with each passing edition. Glody Dube became the first Motswana to reach the finals of an Olympic race in 2000 as he lined up in the 800m. Nijel Amos broke the barrier in 2012 as he won Botswana's first ever Olympic medal with a silver in the 800m. In this year's edition, sprint sensation, Letsile Tebogo brought home the first ever gold medal for Team Botswana with a victory in 200m.