{"id":29839,"date":"2023-07-01T16:58:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T16:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tebogo-and-dipeba-win-big-at-rasa-awards"},"modified":"2023-07-01T17:10:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T17:10:04","slug":"tebogo-and-dipeba-win-big-at-rasa-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/tebogo-and-dipeba-win-big-at-rasa-awards","title":{"rendered":"Tebogo and Dipeba Win Big at RASA Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Botswana\u2019s Letsile Tebogo and Justice Dipeba scooped two individual awards at the recent African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Annual Sports Awards held in Matshapa, Eswatini on Saturday.<\/b><\/p>\n

Botswana Athletics Association\u2019s (BAA) National Team Coach Justice Dipeba emerged Coach of the Year ahead of Cheryl Tafadzwa Hove of Special Olympics Zimbabwe and Lucas Sinoia of Mozambique Boxing while Letsile Tebogo was named Sportsman of the Year, beating Mozambique\u2019s Rady Gramane (Boxing) and South Africa\u2019s Andile Dlamini (Football).<\/p>\n

Naledi Marape and Edwin Masuge <\/b><\/p>\n

Other Batswana nominated for these awards are Women Fide Master (WFM) Naledi Marape of Chess and Edwin Masuge of Athletics, but they did not win.<\/p>\n

Speaking as he received his award, Coach Dipeba said he was happy that his work was widely recognised in the region as he strives to develop and produce talent in athletics.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very honoured, standing here tonight is very inexpressible by itself,\u201d he said. \u201cI remember very well when I started my coaching career more than 20 years ago and my first international duty as head coach was to Region 5 Games in Mozambique 2004.<\/p>\n

AUSC Region 5 and BNSC <\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI have grown through the ranks and have represented my country and the region at major games as an athlete and as a coach. I would like to thank the AUSC Region 5 and the Botswana National Sports Commission for contributing to my career all these years.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Botswana\u2019s wing-footed sprinter Letsile Tebogo currently based in Europe for training ahead of Budapest \u201923 World Athletics Championships, BNSC board member Tebogo Lebotse-Sebego received his prestigious Sportsman of the Year award on his behalf.<\/p>\n

However, he declared himself happy to have won the award ahead of the best in the region contacted him. \u201cI am happy that I won the award, which was not an obvious thing for me because I regard my fellow nominees highly,\u201d Tebogo said.<\/p>\n

\u2018Accolades for my country\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is sad that I was not able to attend the ceremony due to other commitments. It always feels good to be awarded for excellence and hard work. This motivates me to always try my best in everything that I do.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am also happy that my efforts are recognised in the region and I promise to continue to represent my country well and to win more accolades of this magnitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Botswana\u2019s 4 x 400m women\u2019s relay team has earned a spot in the top 16 of the World Athletics rankings ahead of Budapest \u201923.<\/p>\n

From 41st to 14th <\/b><\/p>\n

They have come from 41st position and are now ranked 14th in the women\u2019s 4x400m relay qualification order for the World Athletics Championships.<\/p>\n

The Botswana women\u2019s 4x400m relay finished in 1st position at the Kenya National Championships, registering a season\u2019s best time of 3.28.74, which is a monumental improvement from the 3.41.14 they registered at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022.<\/p>\n

The quartet was made up of Thomphang Basele, Lydia Jele, Golekanye Chikani and Obakeng Kameberuka.<\/p>\n

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