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Calistus Kolantsho
  • Haingura, Tebogo qualify for Olympics

    Haingura clocked a world leading 1:43.94 at the Athletics South Africa Grand Prix 2 in Pretoria, which earned him a ticket to Paris. Haingura adds to five other athletes who have already qualified for the Olympics set for July. Meanwhile at the same...

  • Metropolitan pumps P152, 800 into Chess

    Metropolitan contributed P152, 800 towards the 2024 BCF National Championships. Speaking at the sponsorship handover, Metropolitan Life of Botswana chief executive officer, Boitumelo Mogopa, said her company has been a stalwart supporter of...

  • Northern schools dominate ISSSA championships

    The competitions were held here over the weekend. Despite the high temperatures and bees attack, athletes from the two schools rose to the occasion smashing a few ISSSA records.The schools were divided into Group A and Group B. John Mackenzie won...

  • Schools cancel sports as heatwaves rage

    Tshepang Othusitse, the head of the Physical Education (PE) Department at Legae Academy in Gaborone, told Mmegi that the school management has, this week, cancelled outdoor afternoon activities due to the heat wave.“We have also pulled out our team...

  • Umpire Sebele spreads her wings

    Her primary responsibility was to ensure fair play and strict adherence to the rules. She officiated until the semi-final, where she oversaw the men’s game between Nigeria and Tunisia.Sebele, who turns 31 in June, tells MmegiSport that she has been...

  • Relay team vow to defend title

    The athletics team left for Ghana yesterday (Thursday) with the competition scheduled to start on Monday. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, senior athlete, Leungo Scotch, who will be making his second appearance at the games, said the team is ready and they...

  • ‘From Marobela to the World’ for release in August

    The documentary is a celebration of the athlete's career, the doping crisis, and the story of his Olympic medal almost being sold. However, the release comes at a time when Amos is mourning the loss of his grandmother, who raised him. Amos'...

  • BNSC operates without board

    Initially, their tenure expired in December but was extended by a further three months, but that has also lapsed. According to information reaching MmegiSport, there has not been any word from the appointing authority, the Minister of Youth, Gender,...

  • African Games: Beach volleyball reaches quarters

    The team, comprised of George Chiswaniso and Jack Sekao, defeated Egypt 2-0 in the first match. Botswana won the first set 21-12 and then secured the second set 21-17. The duo went on to beat the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 2-0 in the second...

  • Karate junior team selection a thriller

    The selected team will compete at the Region V karate championships to be held in Namibia in June.The Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) president, Mpho Bakwadi told SportMonitor that the results of the competition were an indication that the stakes...

  • Karate wins two medals for Botswana

    During team selection, there was a lot of resistance from within the karate fraternity. Due to that, the team travelled to the Games without any preparations and upon arrival in Accra, it was all about action at the Borteyman Olympic Standard...

  • Africa’s only Anti-Doping Lab closed

    The Regional Anti-Doping Agency (RADO Region V) manager, Andrew Kamanga, informed MmegiSport that the suspension of the South African Doping Control Laboratory for up to six months is a temporary measure aimed at helping the facility rectify...

  • Tough battle awaits Letshikgwane

    Letshikgwane's promoter, Bond Ngubula, expressed their decision to immerse the boxer in high-stakes competition, foreseeing potential opportunities for the local athlete contesting for the ABU bantamweight. Letshikgwane defended his title in...

  • Troubled times for pro-boxing

    According to information reaching this publication, affiliates have written a letter to the executive committee, dated January 3, calling for a special general meeting and the dissolution of the executive committee due to a lack of quorum following...

  • Discontent over karate team selection

    Karate was initially excluded from the travelling party, but on Monday the code was included for the 13th edition of the African Games. Athletics, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, judo, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, and weightlifting were the...

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