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Calistus Kolantsho
  • Botswana relay team member faces doping ban

    Information reaching Mmegi Online is that the athlete (names withheld) was part of the team that competed at the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships and was expected to travel with the team to the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Bahamas.The...

  • Moyo out to end SA softball dominance

    The continental qualification games are to be played in Mokopane, Limpopo Province from February 26 until March 3. Speaking to SportMonitor during the team's training session held at the National Diamond over the weekend, Moyo said the target is...

  • Vipers humble BDF Cats

    Vipers made one of the greatest comebacks to win a tightly contested match by a single goal. Cats started the match on a high note dominating the first three quarters and it seemed like they were heading for victory in an entertaining men’s clash....

  • BVF gears for Zone Six Beach Volleyball

    The Federation will also host the 2024 Africa Games qualifiers where countries will compete for two slots to represent Zone Six during the continental competition scheduled for Accra, Ghana in March.The qualifiers are slated for January 27 and 28...

  • Odds against northern softball players

    This week, the Botswana Softball Association (BSA) issued an invitation to players to report for training at the National Diamond in Gaborone and there are already complaints that players from far flung areas were finding it hard to respond to the...

  • Botswana using expired stadium certificates

    According to World Athletics, the Certification System has been developed in response to the need for better quality products in top-level competitions and the rapid developments in athletics equipment.“It also recognises the growing trend towards...

  • Tebogo to gauge injury in season-opener

    Tebogo will compete in the men's 400m race ahead of a busy season with all eyes on Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Speaking to MmegiSport, Tebogo said running the 400m is not part of his plans as he prepares for the new season. “There is no plan...

  • Local pool player clinches Eswatini title

    Speaking to SportMonitor after the weekend tournament, Moleofi said the competition was open to all players. She said her preparations ahead of the tournament included doing drills during the week and playing men’s tournaments over the weekends....

  • Comrades winner targets Kazungula marathon

    Speaking to SportMonitor on the side lines of the press conference, the soft spoken Dijana said he will use the FNB Kazungula Marathon to prepare for the 2024 Comrades Marathon. He won the 2022 Comrades Marathon before grabbing last year's title...

  • Frustrated Kasemang takes a break

    Kasemang is the current champion in the 60kg and 66kg categories and has been competing since 2016. Despite dominating the two categories, Kasemang failed to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and said she has been excluded from the team...

  • Chess star's father goes the extra mile

    The Elite Besa Masaiti International Chess Championship is the chess player's and Charles' brainchild. Besa is a Woman FIDE Master now based in the United States of America.The championship attracted some of the world's top ranked women...

  • Man kills himself with parents’ gun

    According to Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKA) station commander, Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako, the incident happened at the parents’ house. The deceased originates from the Kgatleng area.“The deceased was staying in Tsholofelo...

  • Junior tennis teams prepare for ITF, CAT championships

    The championships will be hosted in Windhoek, Namibia from January 6 until 14.Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) president, Oaitse Thipe told MmegiOnline that the team attended the first training camp between December 9 and 13 in Gaborone. He said...

  • CKGR burial postponed until further notice

    The family had initially decided to bury Pitseng on 22nd December 2023 inside the CKGR.Pitseng died on the 21st of December 2021 and two years later, he is yet to be buried after a protracted legal battle against government that reached all the way...

  • Romanian player clinches local chess tournament

    The second position went to Woman International Master (WIM) Anna Kubicka from Poland while WIM Alicja Sliwicka also from Poland claimed the third position. The three players all finished on 7.5 points and pocketed P10, 000 each.IM Nino Maisuradze...

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