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Tens of thousands gather in Botswana, fill stadium to celebrate Tebogo’s Paris Olympics historical achievement


Tens of thousands gather in Botswana, fill stadium to celebrate Tebogo’s Paris Olympics historical achievement
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Motswana Olympian Letsile Tebogo, who made history by becoming the first African to finish first in the 200m race at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday received a hero's welcome back in his country as tens of thousands of supporters filled a stadium to celebrate the triumphant return of the 21-year-old and his teammates. VOA’s Mqondisi Dube was in attendance of the ceremony and spoke with supporters.

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