Botswana National Sport Council awards Athletes The Botswana National Sport Council (BNSC) held its 33rd Annual Sports Awards at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC). The theme of this year’s event “History is written, impossible is nothing” was in resonance with the achievements that BNSC in the year 2012, where for the first time in history Botswana scooped a medal at the Olympic Games held in London. It was glitz and glamour as sportsmen and women together with sports sponsors and supporters descended at the GICC to witness the most glamorous event in the sport calendar of the country. Speaking at the event, the Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture Hon. Shaw Kgathi said that the awards were a result of the hard work and commitment on the part of the athletes as well as sport administrators. He also advised sportsmen and women to desist from using performance enhancing drugs, warning that athletes should desist from using drugs at all costs. Minister Kgathi informed the gathering at the event that he was pleased that the International Committee has enlisted softball, basketball and squash as Olympic sports, a move that was applauded by all present. CATEGORIES AND RESPECTIVE RECEIPIENTS 1. Sportsperson of the year 2. Junior sportsman of the year 3. Sportswoman of the year 4. Sportsman of the year 5. Junior female of the year 6. Best executed Development Plan 7. Coach of the year 8. Umpire of the year 9. Team of the year 10. Sport code of the year 11. Sport Administrator of the year 12. Integrated Sport Association for the group of the year 13. Non-citizens of the year award 14. Photographer of the year 15. Electronic Media Journalist of the year 16. Print media journalist award 17. Chairman’s Award 18. Chairman’s Award 1.Nigel Amos 2.Nigel Amos 3.Amantle Montsho 4.Ofentse Bakwadi 5.Naomi Ruele 6.Botswana Athletics Association 7.Mogomotsi Otsetswe 8.Abel Mataboge 9.4×4 women’s relay team 10.Volleyball 11.Tshepo Sitale (Chess) 12.Botswana Special Olympics 13.Estony Hatting 14.Godfrey Mpuse (Daily News) 15.Monnakgotla Mojaki (Gabzfm) 16.Frederick Kebadiretse 17.Botswana Cricket Association 18.Nigel Amos

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