Botswana has declared a public holiday to celebrate the country’s victory in the men’s 4×400 metres at the World Athletics Championships

Botswana has declared a public holiday to celebrate the country’s victory in the men’s 4×400 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

The country is the first African nation to win the event.

President Duma Boko announced Monday, 29 September, as a holiday to celebrate the achievement, a day ahead of the country’s independence day.