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Botswana Athletics Association made it to the list of nominees for the World Athletics Awards thanks to the impressive season of 20-year-old sprint sensation Letsile Tebogo
The Botswana Athletics Association is among six finalists that have been nominated for the Member Federations Award ahead of next month’s World Athletics Awards 2023.
The Member Federations Award recognises a Member Federation that has distinguished itself in its accomplishments throughout the year and, as a result, positively contributed to the growth and profile of the sport.
Botswana trumped Africa athletics giants Kenya and Ethiopia to make the list alongside Australia, the United States of America, Chile, Thailand and Spain in the list of federations nominated by each of the six area associations.
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09:11 - 13.11.2023
ATHLETICS Letsile Tebogo gifted two cows after historic achievements in 2023 season
World 100m silver and 200m bronze medallist Letsile Tebogo was the recipient of a number of big gifts from his village of Kanye in Botswana in honour of his stellar 2023 campaign.
The Botswana Athletics Association’s work with athletes, including sprinter Letsile Tebogo showed in 2023 as the 20-year-old – a two-time world U20 100m champion – became a senior world medallist, claiming 100m silver and 200m bronze in Budapest.
With his performance, Tebogo became the first African man to claim a 100m medal and the first man from Botswana to win a medal in any event at the World Athletics Championships.
Having trained and developed locally, Tebogo represents a positive role model for aspiring athletes all over the African continent.
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21:10 - 03.11.2023
ATHLETICS Namibian sprint legend Frank Fredericks meets Botswana's speed sensation Letsile Tebogo
Frank Fredericks met record-breaker Letsile Tebogo, passing the African sprinting torch in a historic meeting symbolizing African athletic excellence.
They will battle it out with Australia, who started 2023 by hosting the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst in February, claiming a medal in the mixed relay.
Oceania’s first World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting followed a few days later as the inaugural edition of the Maurie Plant Meeting, formerly the Melbourne Track Classic, took place.
Australia had its best World Championships in Budapest, claiming six medals including one gold by Nina Kennedy in the pole vault.
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16:30 - 27.08.2023
Youngest millionaire in Africa? Letsile Tebogo's handsome takings from Budapest
The youngster finished second behind America’s Noah Lyles after he clocked 9.88 to cross the finish line.
The US had 29 medals at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, topping the medal table and achieving two championship records and a world record while Chile hosted the Pan American Games as well as five World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger events.
Statistics indicate that athletics participation in Chile has doubled, helped by the development of events and the training of new coaches.
For Spain, the federation’s athletes were successful in Budapest, winning five medals. Four of those were gold, with Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez both claiming two titles each, in the 20km and 35km race walk events.
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10:48 - 16.11.2023
ATHLETICS Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge set to receive honorary doctorate degree
Marathon great Eliud Kipchoge is set to be conferred with a prestigious honorary doctorate degree from a Kenyan university for his outstanding contribution to humanity.
Meanwhile, for Thailand, Bangkok was the host city for the 25th Asian Athletics Championships, while the capital also held the Asian Athletics Association's 50-year celebration.
The federation has helped the Asian Athletics Association to establish its headquarters at Thammasat University in Bangkok, where development activities are held for the whole area, and it is likely to develop into a state-of-the-art facility in the future.
The winner will be announced on World Athletics’ platforms in early December, as part of the World Athletics Awards 2023.
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