{"id":13439,"date":"2022-09-07T11:09:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T11:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/only-sa-bested-team-botswana-at-cucsa-games"},"modified":"2022-09-07T12:36:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T12:36:38","slug":"only-sa-bested-team-botswana-at-cucsa-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/only-sa-bested-team-botswana-at-cucsa-games","title":{"rendered":"Only SA bested Team Botswana at CUCSA Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Botswana Tertiary Students Sports Association (BOTESSA) achieved the ultimate goal of surpassing its 2018 performance at the recent Confederation of University and College Sports Association (CUCSA) Games held in Lilongwe, Malawi last weekend.<\/b><\/p>\n

The games brought six African nations against one another, namely South Africa, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana and Zambia.<\/p>\n

The Blue, Black and White Stripes fielded several codes, including volleyball, netball, football, tennis, chess and athletics. They amassed 23 medals \u2013 7 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze \u2013 to finish in Position 2 overall. As usual, athletics dominated the tally of medals for Botswana.<\/p>\n

Team Botswana was bested only by the region\u2019s heavyweights, South Africa, with 25 medals and was followed by Zimbabwe in third place with 21 medals.<\/p>\n

Bragging rights<\/b><\/p>\n

Volleyball ladies dominated their code, winning four out of their five games to claim the bragging rights as champions of this year\u2019s edition in which only the hosts Malawi denied them a clean sheet but nevertheless won gold, to the delight of Coach Shadrack Modiakgotla and the entire nation.<\/p>\n

The men and women of athletics outclassed their opponents in track and field events to hoard 6 golds. Not to be completely outshone by their rushing compatriots, the tennis team won 6 medals (2 silvers and 4 bronzes).<\/p>\n

BOTESSA elated<\/b><\/p>\n

In an interview with Gazette Sports, BOTESSA president Keorapetse Setlhare said they are elated to have surpassed the last edition of CUCSA four years ago in Botswana. \u201cThe team has done well in all fields compared to the games we hosted four years ago where we finished third,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to be counted among the toughest opponents in the region. It has been a couple of years without competition owing to COVID-19, but our athletes have nevertheless improved mentally and are now ready to take on the world on a bigger stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lingering challenges<\/b><\/p>\n

But Setlhare noted that some challenges may become obstacles in their progress, mentioning insufficient funding and calling on companies to step up to the plate. Even so, he was not stinting in his laudation of entities that made it possible for Team Botswana to forge ahead of most in Malawi.<\/p>\n

\u201cI must commend the companies that came on board to assist us, especially FNBB, who are our main sponsors,\u201d Setlhare said. \u201cTheir support is highly appreciated. But others tend to turn a blind eye on us. I appeal to them to respond appropriately to help turn these budding sportsmen and sportswomen into stars.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. Botswana Tertiary Students Sports Association (BOTESSA) achieved the ultimate goal of surpassing its 2018 performance at the recent Confederation of University and College Sports Association (CUCSA) Games held in Lilongwe, Malawi last weekend. The games brought six African nations against one another, namely South Africa, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana and Zambia. 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