Botswana declared a public holiday on 29 September after its men’s 4x400m quartet—Lee Bhekempilo Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori and Busang Collen Kebinatshipi—won gold at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, the first African nation to win the event. President Duma Boko called it a “historic African win”. Botswana recorded its best-ever championships haul (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). Key themes: national pride, sporting milestone, rising global stature.