Botswana gets afternoon off to celebrate its first Olympic gold

President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave Botswana the afternoon off on Friday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo, the country’s first Olympic gold medalist and the first African to be crowned 200-meter champion at a Summer Games. Masisi hailed the 21-year-old sprinter as “Botswana’s Sensation” after his outstanding performance on Thursday in the Paris Olympics. “Botswana’s finest sporting moment,”