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Botswana’s people get afternoon off to celebrate first gold at the Olympics
Letsile Tebogo, of Botswana, celebrates after winning the men's 200-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, August 8, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France
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THE people of Botswana were given the afternoon off work today through a presidential decree so they could celebrate its first gold medal at the Olympics.
Sprinter Letsile Tebogo’s win in the 200 metres on Thursday night in Paris was a moment to cherish for a southern African nation of 2.4 million people that's largely made up of desert. Botswana is maybe better known for being one of the world's top diamond producers.
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave everyone a half-day national holiday in recognition of Tebogo’s victory and to “pause and celebrate him,” his office said.
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