Botswana produced one of the her best performances ever at the just ended Africa Schools Individual Championship in South Africa; winning eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals. The results are record breaking for Team Botswana as they have managed only nine medals in the 2016 and 2017 editions. This means Botswana has successfully defended the title they won last year in Zimbabwe. The gold medalists were won by WFM Besa Masaiti in the Under 17 Girls, Ruth Otisitswe (Under 15 Girls), Refilwe Gabatshwarwe (Under 13 Girls), Atlang Mosweu (Under 11 girls) and Laone Moshoboro (Under 9 girls). Iphazha Masala also showed supremacy in the Under 11 Boys while Orefile Moatshe and Keaobaka Rankwane won in Under 7 boys and girls division. Theo Mhate won the only silver medal of the team in the Under 9 boys. Bronze Medalists winners were WFM Naledi Marape, who was competing in boys Under 13, and Ofile Masilo (Under 11 Boys). WFM Marape said in an interview that competing against boys was tough. "Playing the under 13 boys was hard looking at the fact that I was the only girl playing with the boys. Winning the bronze medal is truly an honour. In…