We can all agree that this year has been very eventful in terms of sports in Botswana. From hosting the Youth Netball World cup to the back to back athletic competitions. So it is only right that the president is recognizing and honoring all those who made a difference in the sports sector.
President Khama will on Independence day, September 30, award four sport personalities for their contribution to local sports.
The four include national athletics team coach, Mogomotsi Otsetswe, former Zebras player, Mogogi Gabonamong, 400-metre runner Isaac Makwala and sport administrator, Tebogo Lebotse-Sebego. Gabonamong, Makwala and Lebotse-Sebego will be conferred with the Presidential Certificate of Honour (PCH), an award to recognise outstanding statesmanship.
On the other hand, Otsetswe will receive the Presidential Order of Meritorious Service (PMS), an honour awarded to any person for actions or services benefiting Botswana or any community or organisation therein in any particular field or sphere and for any acts or devotion to duty.
Otsetswe has proven to be instrumental in the development of athletics in the region.
Testament to Otsetswe’s achievements is that the coach has had some of the countries like Maldives and Zimbabwe assign him some of their athletes for training.
He has also guided the likes of Baboloki Thebe, Karabo Sibanda and Amantle Montsho, some of the country’s top athletes.
He was assigned the national relay teams, which competed at the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017 held at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium in Nassau.
The 4x 400 metres men’s relay team won silver medal while the 4x 400 metres women made history by qualifying for the World Championships, for the first time.
He was also assigned the team to the recent IAAF World Championships held in London early this month.
