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In the men's 200m final at the Paris Olympics, Botswana's Alex Teboge broke the African record with an excellent time of 19.46 seconds, successfully defeating Bednarek and Lyles from the United States to win the gold medal. Botswana President Masisi announced that in order to celebrate Teboge's winning of the country's first Olympic gold medal in history, the country will have a half-day holiday on the afternoon of August 9.

In the statement, Masisi praised Teboge for becoming the first Botswana and African to win the 200m gold medal in Olympic history. He pointed out that Teboge's brilliant achievement will be recorded in the annals of national history and deserves to be celebrated by the people of the country in a unique, appropriate and solemn manner. The President also expressed his deep gratitude to Teboge's late mother in the statement.

Botswana is located in southern Africa, with a population of about 2.4 million. Most of its land is desert. The country is famous for its diamond production and is one of the most important diamond producing areas in the world. Historically, Botswana has won three Olympic medals, including a silver medal and two bronze medals. Before Terbog's gold medal, Botswana's first Olympic medal was the silver medal won by Amos Nigel Amos in the men's 800m event at the London Olympics, and at the Tokyo Olympics, Botswana won the bronze medal in the men's 4x400m relay.