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Calistus Kolantsho
  • Letsile calls for better treatment

    Speaking during an appreciation ceremony for the Botswana team that competed at the recent World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Tebogo emphasised that athletes should receive recognition and support not only when they achieve victory. “Even...

  • Cash flows for athletics team

    The government has given the team nearly P1million to be shared among all members. Predictably the biggest winner is double medal winner, Tebogo Letsile.Breakdown Debswana: P20, 000 for coaches, Dose and Chilume. Each coach will receive P10,000....

  • Hero's welcome for Tebogo

    The athlete will be home for the first time since winning two medals at the World Championships in Budapest last month and also competing in the Diamond League final over the weekend in Oregon, Eugene. Tebogo is with teammate, Leungo Scotch and...

  • Tebogo’s successful season ends

    The sprinter showed discomfort at the beginning of the start-studded race only to limp to the finish line holding his left thigh. An end of the season which saw the athlete sweeping almost all awards on offer in Botswana, attention now shifts to...

  • Shock as BOKA PRO quits

    He indicated that he was not happy with the way the executive committee is handling matters brought forth. “I officially inform you of my immediate resignation from the BOKA executive committee. Nomichi membership has been unfairly terminated on...

  • Banda scales chess heights

    She made history recently when she won a gold medal in the Under-16 years girls’ category at the Africa Youth Chess Championships held in Cairo, Egypt. Banda is also the 2023 Metropolitan national women's champion.She will now represent Africa...

  • Badubi out of the frying pan into the fire

    Badubi assumed office over the weekend during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Gaborone. Badubi is a former spokesperson for the BBA, a position he quit in 2022 after deciding not to seek re-election during an elective AGM.When he decided not...

  • Local sport hit by doping cases

    Diacore Gaborone Marathon silver medalist, Gladys Jepchirchir Cheruiyot has tested positive to a banned substance. Now that she has been disqualified, Abigael Jerop moves to position two while Gladys Kerubo Otero is now number three.According to a...

  • Tebogo, Scotch chase Diamond League glory

    The final goes beyond mere championships, with attractive packages on offer with winners taking home $30,000 (about P400,000). Each event category has been allocated $70,000, and the remaining prize money will be distributed amongst the other seven...

  • Botswana finishes second at Africa Youth Chess Champs

    Despite the numbers game that was against the team, it finished in position two. Egypt once again proved to be the big brother of African chess by dominating the championships, claiming 25 medals, with nine gold medals to become African champions....

  • Karate slapped with suspended sentence

    BOKA has been given a warning for 12 months despite the consistent indiscipline that the code has displayed in a short space of time. “Now therefore, regard to the offence committed, the seriousness thereof and the mitigating factors placed before...

  • BOKA's road to AGM laced with controversy

    As per the customary practice preceding the AGM, BOKA affiliates submit motions for discussion at the general assembly. The Kofukan Federation, represented by its acting chief instructor Sensei Otto Tafa, has submitted a motion of no confidence...

  • New chapter for golf development

    In a three-year agreement, the two entities have united to establish FNB World of Golf @ Blue Tree. FNBB's CEO, Steven Bogatsu, expressed enthusiasm during the unveiling ceremony for the partnership with the Blue Tree World of Golf."This is...

  • BONA undecided on hosting Africa Cup

    Botswana was given an opportunity to host the tournament after Uganda pulled out. Some countries like South Africa have already selected the men’s team that will compete in the Africa Cup although the venue is not yet confirmed.BONA public...

  • Unprepared clubs want tournament moved

    BVF received P50,000 from Mascom Wireless for the tournament. According to information reaching Mmegi Sport, BDF VI, Kalavango, and Dynamites wrote to the BVF complaining that they were informed at short notice and did not have time to prepare.The...

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