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Botswana get half-day off to celebrate Tebogo's gold

Letsile Tebogo of Botswana celebrates after winning the men's 200m final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. [AFP]

Batswanas are a happy and 'well-rested' lot today.

Botswana President Eric Keabetswe Masisi declared Friday, August 9 a half-working day, to celebrate the country's first gold medal win at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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