The Botswana state declared a national holiday.
Botswana -winning message team. Zumawire / mvphotos
On Sunday, Botswana wrote the history of athletics at the Tokyo World Cup. The country’s men’s 4×400 -meter message team grabbed gold. This is the first time ever the African country won the world championship for that trip.
Country president Duma boko Immediately announced on Monday that a national holiday is celebrated on September 29 in honor of the achievement. The date only hits the day before Botswana’s Independence Day, which gives the party special significance.
Boko described the performance of the message team BBC According to a “historic African win” and said that for a moment he was “electronic”.
– I’m going to tell everyone that Botswana’s natural diamonds are not just in the soil. They have won the World Championships in our athlete, President Boko, annoyed in New York, where he attends the UN General Assembly.
Botswana’s team belonged to Lee Bhekempilo Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo ndori and anchor running Busang Collen kebinatshipi. The quartet beat the United States, which had been considered a great pre -favorite at the rainy stadium, which had won the sport 10 times in a row. Third was South Africa.