{"id":22231,"date":"2023-02-16T14:38:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T14:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/bggp-attracts-top"},"modified":"2023-02-16T15:48:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:48:10","slug":"bggp-attracts-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/bggp-attracts-top","title":{"rendered":"BGGP ATTRACTS TOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Some top athletes are expected to compete at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix (BGGP) Continental Tour Gold \u2013 2023 scheduled for the National Stadium April 29.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jamaican Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, Canadian Andre De Grasse, USA\u2019s Vernon Norwood, Paul Dedewo, Clayton Murphy are some of the athletes expected to take Gaborone by storm.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press briefing in Gaborone on Tuesday, the local organising committee\u2019s, Barulaganye Mogotsi said as part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series, the BGGP meet would offer a total of more than P2.3 million in prize money plus higher world ranking points, which assist athletes to qualify for World Championships and Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be broadcast in over 150 countries. We have Supersport and Btv ready to show the event to the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Mogotsi said the meet would also further Botswana\u2019s quest to become a summer training and competition venue for the world\u2019s best athletes leading to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>A number of initiatives, he said, would also be held by Botswana Athletics Association in line with the BGGP meet to enrich the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis may include training camps for senior athletes alongside international ones, crucial competition opportunities for the next wave of talent, as well as pathway opportunities for officials and volunteers and coach education fora,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mogotsi said Botswana athletes have been shining on the world stage, therefore there was no better time than now to bring a gold level meet home, in conjunction with the Botswana government and local sport bodies (BNSC, BNOC, BAA &amp; Golden Sports Door Agency).<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Gaborone mayor, Austin Abraham, said hosting a gold status event resonated well with the government\u2019s policy on development of sport.<\/p>\n<p>He said President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi had on numerous occasions stated that Botswana aspired to host international events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt cannot be over-emphasised that events of this stature would go a long way in promoting sports tourism in Botswana. This is one of the aspirations espoused in Vision 2036 that as we transition from an upper middle income country to a high income country we do that in diversity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Some top athletes are expected to compete at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix (BGGP) Continental Tour Gold \u2013 2023 scheduled for the National Stadium April 29. 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