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Calistus Kolantsho
  • The Vultures redeem themselves

    The team went into the match after suffering a 64-0 humiliating defeat to Morocco in the first encounter. Speaking to SportMonitor, assistant coach, Tshoganetso Katse, said they are excited about the win and the players performed according to plan....

  • Magang's name 'oddly' omitted for global post

    Magang intended to contest for the position of Gender Minority. She told MmegiSport that her name was not put forward, which she only discovered before departing for the FIVB elective congress held in Porto, Portugal, last week. “I then arranged a...

  • Tense BAA meetings on the cards

    BAA delegates will converge in Gaborone for the Special General Assembly (SGM) and Ordinary General Meeting (OGM). The two meetings will be held back-to-back, with the day starting with the OGM whilst the SGM takes place in the afternoon. According...

  • The Vultures upbeat despite 64-0 loss to Morocco

    The team suffered a heavy 64-0 defeat at the hands of the hosts, Morocco, in the opening match of the Rugby Africa Cup-Repêchage tournament. The tournament serves as a qualifier for the Africa Cup. The Vultures assistant coach, Tshoganetse Katse,...

  • Tawana advocates for sports science

    Dr Stella Tawana, who is the chairperson of the Sports Science and Medicine Commission of the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC), was the leader of the medical team. “I am a private practice provider at Premier Care Health Centre, based in...

  • PASSOBO calls for autonomy

    PASSOBO is a sport body for people living with physical, vision, and intellectual disabilities. Speaking to MmegiSport, PASSOBO vice president, Monty Ratlou, said the Paralympic National Committee should be treated the same as the BNOC, with sporting...

  • Vultures fly into unchartered waters

    Ahead of their travel, the Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) will launch a new locally designed kit and new partnerships with sponsors today. Botswana is seeded in Group A with Morocco, Madagascar and Cameroon. The repêchage Group B will have teams that...

  • Taekwondo shines beacon of hope on Madumetse

    But there was a glimmer of hope when he joined taekwondo in 2021, and he now dreams of a better future, with his sights set on the Olympic stage. An athlete of few words, the 19-year-old told MmegiSport this week that taekwondo has become his...

  • Pressure on incoming Sport minister

    Some of the key focus areas that need the minister’s immediate attention include school sport and the pending Sport Act. Senior manager at the Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA), Game Mothibi, believes it is easy to turn the...

  • Leburu wins Minet Golf Tournament

    Leburu won himself Simmental bull zero tooth followed by Edwin Madigela in second position who walked away with a heifer zero tooth. Tinashe Chiwanga is a proud owner of a zero tooth ram after finishing in the third position and a meat master ewe...

  • Nkobolo plans to bounce back

    Nkobolo was involved in a car accident that left him in a wheelchair and cut his athletics career short. However, the former national team sprinter told SportMonitor over the weekend that psychologically he is trying by all means to get back to the...

  • Call to dissolve BNSC

    Tshube was previously with the UB's Department of Sport and Exercise Psychology before moving to the US. “If you look at the BNSC staff budget/wage bill if you like, the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) wage bill is lower. Then you...

  • Magang contests for FIVB position

    Magang will contest for the position of Gender Minority in the FIVB board at the upcoming elective congress to be held in Porto, Portugal from November 15-17. She is the only African candidate in the elections. “I will be representing the world, it...

  • Big moves ahead of Zone VI championships

    The big switches take place just a few weeks before the CAVB Zone VI Senior Club Volleyball Championships, which Gaborone hosts. The transfers came as the first round of the league concluded. At the end of the first round, BDF VI leads the women’s...

  • Former boxer switches to training non-boxers

    In countries like the United States, boxing has made fighters some of the richest sportspersons in the world. Botswana has had its fair share of amateur boxers like Lechedzani 'Master' Luza and Oteng Oteng. Whilst most join the amateur ranks,...

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