30,000 people welcome, the whole country has 1 day off

Báo Thanh niênBáo Thanh niên14/08/2024


According to AFP, more than 30,000 people gathered at the airport in the capital Gaborone, wearing blue, white and black - the three main colors of the Botswana flag - to welcome the athletes who had just returned from France. President Mokgweetsi Masisi also personally went to the airport and did not hesitate to express his extreme joy with a dance performance on the runway. Before that, he announced that the whole country would be allowed to take the day off on August 13 to join in the atmosphere of victory.

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Botswana tôn vinh HCV đầu tiên tại Olympic: 30.000 người chào đón, cả nước nghỉ 1 ngày- Ảnh 2.
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Botswana tôn vinh HCV đầu tiên tại Olympic: 30.000 người chào đón, cả nước nghỉ 1 ngày- Ảnh 4.

Botswana welcomes special athletes back from France

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Botswana won 2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver). Notably, both medals came from athletics. This is Botswana's best performance since the 1980 Olympics.

Runner Letsile Tebogo is a celebrated athlete in Botswana. He beat tough American rivals Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles to win the gold medal in the 200m event with a time of 19.46 seconds. Letsile Tebogo also became the second African athlete to win an Olympic medal in the men's 200m event, after Namibian athlete Frankie Fredericks won silver at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Not stopping there, Letsile Tebogo and her teammates also competed excellently in the 4x400m relay. The Botswana team finished with a time of 2 minutes 54.53 seconds, winning silver. Botswana set a new record in this event for Africa and was only 0.001 seconds behind the gold medal winning team, the United States.

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Botswana tôn vinh HCV đầu tiên tại Olympic: 30.000 người chào đón, cả nước nghỉ 1 ngày- Ảnh 6.
Botswana tôn vinh HCV đầu tiên tại Olympic: 30.000 người chào đón, cả nước nghỉ 1 ngày- Ảnh 7.
Botswana tôn vinh HCV đầu tiên tại Olympic: 30.000 người chào đón, cả nước nghỉ 1 ngày- Ảnh 8.

Letsile Tebogo is the first Botswana athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics

The success of the Botswana athletics team helps bring the total number of medals for all of Africa at the 2024 Paris Olympics to 39, an increase of 2 medals compared to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As for Letsile Tebogo, he has become the most outstanding athlete of Botswana. In addition to the 2 prestigious medals he just won, the 21-year-old runner holds the national 100m record with a time of 9.86 seconds, won 2 world medals (silver 100m and bronze 200m) at Budapest 2023 and 4 medals at the 2023 U.20 World Championship.

According to the revelation of the Botswana Ministry of Sports, the Government of this country will reward Letsile Tebogo with 2 houses for his achievements at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The secret to making a difference

While the world’s top runners focus on carefully designed, high-quality diets, Letsile Tebogo’s choices are the complete opposite. In an interview with AFP on August 14, Letsile Tebogo said he always respects and uses the food of his home country of Botswana.

Letsile Tebogo's mother, Seratiwa Tebogo, played a key role in shaping his eating habits. Before her sudden death in May 2024, Seratiwa revealed that her son loved to snack. That's why she started feeding him mabele, a traditional Botswana sorghum porridge. The main ingredient in mabele is a nutritious grain that provides sustained energy, making it an important ingredient for sprinters like Letsile Tebogo.

Botswana tôn vinh HCV đầu tiên tại Olympic: 30.000 người chào đón, cả nước nghỉ 1 ngày- Ảnh 9.
Botswana tôn vinh HCV đầu tiên tại Olympic: 30.000 người chào đón, cả nước nghỉ 1 ngày- Ảnh 10.

Letsile Tebogo gets emotional remembering her mother after winning Olympic gold medal

After winning in Paris, Letsile Tebogo also paid tribute to his late mother. He wore the Botswana flag, took off his ring and held up to the camera the date of her birth.

Letsile Tebogo said with emotion: "When I was little, my mother was the one who carried me. When I took my first steps, she was also the one who guided me. I know she is always there, watching this journey. I want to remember her birthday instead of the day she died. Because after all, I want her to be happy."



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