US-based Ouname swings big and yearns for Olympic glory Apr 28, 2021
While many golf enthusiasts worldwide know of Tiger Woods, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, and Bobby Jones amongst others, little is known locally about the Botswana golf export and gem, Ouname Mhotsha, aged 26. Mhotsha is currently based in Monticello, Arkansas, located in the Southern part of the US, where her swing continues to find good strokes for holes in the golf course.
In an exclusive interview with Botswana Unplugged, Mhotsha credits playing golf for her interpersonal growth and gave tribute to his father, Godfrey for further guidance throughout the years.
“It has been a big learning curve, in all aspects. Playing golf has taught me to be a leader and to embrace the position that I have been blessed with to be able to inspire everyone but mostly the youth in Botswana. It has also taught me to be mentally strong and to also value my body because I need it to be in good conditio
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Professional Boxing Association of Botswana (PBAB) awaits to hear if it will be granted autonomy.
In 2019, the association which controls professional boxing in the country wrote a letter to the Ministry of Sport requesting autonomy from the Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC).
PBAB president Tsietsi ‘Shakes’ Kebualemang says the request is in line with how the sport is run in other countries.
Kebualemang says as a pro-boxing body, being under the subjugation of BNSC has a lot of disadvantages.
“PBAB seeks to be autonomous like pro boxing in other countries. The decision was taken after the association realized there were a lot of disadvantages from the affiliation to BNSC,” Kebuwalemang explains.
#Amos offered P4.5 million for Olympic Silver Pledges to sell to the highest bidder
The country’s most famous piece of sporting memorabilia, Nigel Amos’ 2012 Olympic Silver medal, could soon be lost to Botswana forever.
A foreigner has reportedly offered the 27-year-old athlete a whopping P4.5 million in exchange for his historic medal – and the Marobela marvel is keen to cash in!
Currently in the care of the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC), Amos recently wrote to the organisation, demanding they return the medal he won in London so he can sell it.
The 800m runner, presently in camp with Team Botswana as the nation builds towards the Tokyo Olympics in August, plans to use the bulk of the proceeds to give back to the sport that made him.
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