{"id":334261,"date":"2024-08-09T11:35:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T10:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=334261"},"modified":"2024-08-09T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T10:35:38","slug":"botswana-declares-holiday-to-honour-olympics-gold-medalist-letsile-tebogo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/09\/botswana-declares-holiday-to-honour-olympics-gold-medalist-letsile-tebogo\/","title":{"rendered":"Botswana declares holiday to honour Olympics gold medalist, Letsile Tebogo"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Masisi also paid tribute to Tebogo\u2019s mother, his greatest fan, who died in May<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave Botswana the afternoon off on Friday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo, the country\u2019s first gold medallist and the first African to be crowned 200-metre Olympic champion.<\/p>\n<p>Masisi hailed the 21-year-old sprinter as \u201cBotswana\u2019s Sensation\u201d after his outstanding performance at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBotswana\u2019s finest sporting moment,\u201d beamed the MMegoi newspaper, after Tebogo produced a stunning run in the 200m to take gold, leaving pre-race favourite Noah Lyles trailing in third.<\/p>\n<p>To put the cherry on the cake, he also set an African record of 19.46 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Tebogo\u2019s achievement will be \u201cetched in the annals of the history of the republic\u201d, the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Videos shared on social media showed students at the University of Botswana dancing and singing into the night, while people across the southern African nation posted their pride on X and Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory made!\u201d Masisi said on his X account. \u201cMy voice is completely gone thanks to the phenomenal #LetsileTebogo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Masisi also paid tribute to Tebogo\u2019s mother, his greatest fan, who died in May.<\/p>\n<p>She had faithfully followed her son around, slipping into Budapest without Tebogo knowing to watch him become the first male Botswanan athlete to win world championship medals last year.<\/p>\n<p>Tebogo is only the second athlete from Africa to win a medal in the 200m and the first ever to take gold.<\/p>\n<p>Namibian Frankie Fredericks won silver in Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masisi also paid tribute to Tebogo\u2019s mother, his greatest fan, who died in May President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave Botswana the afternoon off on Friday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo, the country\u2019s first gold medallist and the first African to be crowned 200-metre Olympic champion. 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