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She won the Lebo Mascarenhas floating trophy following an incredible tournament, winning two gold medals and a silver.Mooketsi scooped a gold medal in the women’s singles category, and she was part of the triples team that won a gold medal. Other...

The Maun Open is sponsored by Phoenix of Botswana Assurance and will see competition in the senior men's and women's singles. Winners of the competition will walk away P2,000 richer, with P1,200 set aside for second position, and...

Critically, BOKA had already received just over P436,000 in advance, which leaves the association with a balance of just above P63,000.The karate body is in tier two of the BNSC's funding system.BOKA also received P100,000 in direct and indirect...

According to a statement by the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC), a sample collected from the 800m athlete tested positive to a prohibited substance, 19-norandrosterone. The substance is an Anabolic Androgenic Steroid (AAS), classified...

Speaking to MmegiSport this week, Kelebeng said the appointment of the new board is ongoing. When asked about the timeline, the minister stated he was not in a position to go into details on the matter. “The process is ongoing. That is all I can...

Team Botswana is in camp preparing for the global competition that will take place from May 2 to 3 in Gaborone. Some athletes had expressed concern over treatment and payment of allowances during a training camp held in Letlhakane recently.However,...

Figures show that 821 runners have registered for the four-kilometre race, with the 10km attracting 8,180, whilst 1,494 will take part in the 21-kilometre distance. The 42.2km marathon has a field of 356. Speaking to MmegiSport, the marathon...

The event is organised by World Boxing, which Botswana joined as way of securing Olympics qualification. BoBA president, Dirang Thipe who also sits on the World Boxing arm of Africa Boxing board, told Sport Monitor that they did not send a team to...

He made history when his athlete, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi clinched the men’s 400m world title and also powered the men’s 4x00m relays team to become world champions.Ntshwarang has been nominated alongside Phenyo Matong (tennis) and Tapaphiwa...

The general feeling amongst the affiliates is that the model, called the Botswana National Sport Associations Resource Allocation Scheme (BONSARS), should be scrapped, according to Botswana Softball Association president, Tirelo Mukokomani, who...

The new regulations came into effect on September 1, 2025, and were applied during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last year.All athletes who compete in the women's categories are required to undergo a once-off test for the SRY gene, a...

Speaking to MmegiSport, BBA vice president, Edwin Nyoka, explained that Edwin Junior Nyoka and Goitsemodimo Peo Ramodise are the only youth players in the team after their brilliant season.Junior Nyoka is the men’s national singles champion whilst...

However, despite their strong showing, the lack of finance is taking its toll.TASC recently issued a sponsor-player donation sheet, which is meant to raise funds to support the club's participation in league games to be played in Jwaneng from...

The 25-year-old said he used to play volleyball at the junior level in Iran and, since turning professional, he wanted to come and experience a different style of volleyball in Botswana.Alikhani highlighted that local volleyball has the potential to...

The swimming gala is the second biggest in Botswana after the Botswana National Championships and attracted over 320 competitors and it was the last local one of the 2025-2026 season. DMSS Gators won the overall competition with 2, 419 points, with...