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Calistus Kolantsho
  • Botswana chess stars keep title at home

    Mpene won the Open Section after he registered a 100% score before the start of round seven of the competition held over the weekend at the Learning Centre. Mosweu made the country proud when she won the women's title. Mpene and Mosweu pocketed...

  • Upset as EMG becomes boxing nationals champs

    However, EMG had an ace up their sleeve, collecting 16 points. Diamond Boxing Club missed out on the title with a single point, collecting 15 points to finish on the second spot during the maiden BoBA appearance at the championship. The Diamond...

  • Badminton gets series green light

    The Botswana Netball Association's (BONA) struggled to get permission from the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) to host the Africa Cup due to funding challenges. Netball's request was only approved at the last minute following the...

  • BNSC reconsiders netball proposal

    However, this week, the BNSC accepted BONA's proposal after a P300,000 sponsorship from Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) towards the event. BONA public relations officer, Mokeresete Mokeresete told MmegiSport that it has been a long journey of...

  • Boxers go pound-for-pound

    The stage has been erected, with the referees ready to warn fighters against rough tactics and instruct the boxers to protect themselves at all times.The qualifying stage of the championships was held last weekend in Francistown, with the highlight...

  • BAA up for World Athletics award

    Tebogo is also a two-time World Under-20 100m champion. “With his performance, Letsile became the first African man to claim a 100m medal and the first man from Botswana to win a medal in any event at the World Athletics Championships,” reads the...

  • The Police arrest Warders

    They dominated the game from the start scoring first set, 25-13, 25-16 and 25-18. Prisons started the game looking to run away with the first set, only for Police to recover through Moemedi Siphambe and Lebogang Magote to take the 7-10 lead.That was...

  • Debswana scoops BNSC top award

    The occassion was meant to celebrate and honor companies that partnered with and sponsored the BNSC and its National Sport Associations (NSAs) for the financial year, 2021/2022.The Platinum award was for a company that has spent P4 million in sports....

  • BOKA humbles former PRO

    Dube resigned in September after an exchange of words with other members of the executive during a heated meeting. There were differences over the payment of affiliation fees by karate style, No Michi Federation. But in a turn of events, Dube wrote...

  • Umbrella martial arts body a dream

    But that is not something that will happen, according to Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) president, Shihan Mpho Bakwadi. He told MmegiSport that BOKA is a member of the World Karate Federation (WKF) and they are an Olympic sport. “BABUSA is...

  • Fireworks at table tennis meeting

    Some of the burning issues included alleged unfair treatment affiliates are subjected to at the hands of vice president-technical, Kabo Mosarwe. The debate came about after Smash Maniacs presented a motion calling for the lifting of suspension of...

  • BNSC to shift focus from elite sport

    The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) board chairperson, Marumo Morule and CEO Tuelo Serufho recently led a team to Düsseldorf, Germany, where the TAFISA congress was held. It was the first time that Morule and Serufho attended the congress,...

  • Presentation of financials eludes BOKA meeting again

    The meeting was a continuation of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) that was held a few weeks ago, where the financial report was not presented because of the absence of the treasurer. The last time an audited BOKA financial report was presented was...

  • Padel tennis fever grips Gaborone

    Compared to tennis, a Padel tennis court is smaller and the net is lower. Padel tennis is played with a solid perforated paddle, as opposed to a strung racquet and a lower pressure tennis ball. The First Capital Bank Sports Village 10 by 20 Padel...

  • Table tennis leaders overstay as funds delay

    BTTA president, Kudzanani Motswagole, said they overstayed in office as they received their annual subversion from Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) late as the funds were deposited in July. Motswagole added that it has not been all smooth...

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