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| Letsile Tebogo |
A video has surfaced showing a packed stadium in Botswana, filled with people celebrating the return of Letsile Tebogo, who won the gold medal in the 200 meters event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. His victory secured Botswana’s first-ever Olympic gold medal. How did Botswana welcome Tebongo? In a video shared by BBC Journalist Larry Madowo, the stadium is packed with cheering fans as Tebogo and other Olympic team members entered on a truck, waving the country’s flag. The truck carrying Botswana’s Olympic team was escorted by several motorcycles in front and followed closely by a motorcade of vehicles. The crowd is seen waving flags with pride as national leaders and citizens dance to the music, welcoming Tebogo. on the other hand, welcomed its Olympic champions with dances and jubilant songs at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The reception sparked online reactions, with Kenyans comparing how Botswana welcomed their Olympic participants to how Kenya handled it. How did Kenyans react to Botwana’s video? Kenyans flocked to the comment section to share their opinions on Botswana’s grand welcome for Olympic medalist Tebogo. Arap Lomutono: “Kenya ata hatujui kina Kipyegon walifika lini (In Kenya we don’t even know when Kipyegon and the rest flew back). Jefter Bundi: “Here, things are different; they’ve arrived quietly this night.” Wahome: “And we are top in Africa, yet there won’t be a top of the bus celebration.” Phineas Kiruki: “This is new to them,for Kenyans it’s an ordinary thing for our athlete’s to win medals.” Mercy Visual Art: “Kenyans with 11 medals are not even shaken.” Besylon Mwendwa: “And there is Kenya with 11 medals and we don’t know if they came back or not.” Raphael Matayo: “But Kenyans are waiting to criticize Kipchoge for not finishing the marathon.”
by Faith Chandianya
