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If he negotiates the semi-final heat, he will proceed to the final amid expectation of a podium finish. The first two in each heat and next two fastest advance to the final. Tebogo is in heat two and he will face stiff competition from Kenneth...

Tebogo had a brilliant start and eased through the finish line and gave American, Fred Kerley a chance to claim the victory in 9.97. Great Britain, Zharnel Hughes followed them home in 10.03.The semi finals and finals are scheduled for tomorrow.

Only the winner of the heat, Rose Almanza of Cuba qualified for the semi-final after clocking 2:01.54.Yesterday, the Olympics debutant, Nowe finished in position five in the women's 800m heat. She clocked 2: 01.00, failing to qualify for an...

Tebogo is participating in the men's 100m heat at the Stade de France, Paris. Schoolboy as he is affectionately known has been drawn to run in heat eight.His lane will be decided after the 100m preliminary heats which are set for this...

Botswana's first Olympic honour came through Nijel Amos’ silver medal during the London 2012 edition. The next medal followed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics when the men’s 4x400m relay team brought home a bronze medal. Now, with a new generation...

The games start on August 28 and run until September 8. The team will go for a pre-games camp before travelling to Paris, France. Edwin Masuge is competing in the men’s T30 400m and Gloria Majaga will be in the T13 100m and 400m. Masuge qualified...

I had to feel the fear and go through it. When I started to glide through the water, it was a surreal experience. There was nothing to hear except the water sliding past my head, down my neck, over my shoulders, down my waist, and over my legs. But...

She clocked 2: 01.00 but failed to earn automatic qualification to the semi-final. However, she has a chance to qualify by running in the repechage tomorrow morning at 11:28 am. A repechage is a contest for the best-placed finishers who failed to win...

Hogs made it to the final after beating BDF Cheetahs 26-11 while Rhinos edged Jwaneng 30-26 during the semi-finals played last weekend. Hogs are expected to use home-ground advantage to contain Rhinos. Both sides have strong benches, which will have...

Egner had finished in position three with a time of 58.98 during the heat, which was won by Paige van der Westhuizen of Zimbabwe with Tilly Collymore of Grenada in second position. Speaking after the event, Egner said she was not happy about her...

The swimmer was ranked number 27 after all the bits and such could not proceed to the next round. Robinson clocked 1:02.79 during heat two and finished in position three after Mexico swimmer, De Lera Ojeda Ma was disqualified. The swimmer booked...

Hogs qualified for the final by beating BDF Cheetahs 26-11 in the first semi-final match setting up an opportunity to defend their title. The match between Rhinos and Jwaneng Wildebeests was physical from the first whistle, something that was...

Speaking during a media briefing this week, the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) president, Moses Bantsi, said it was unfortunate that the 2024 edition was not held due to challenges faced. He, however, said they expect the event to return next...

Gold medal winners will take P1 million cash home, and P2, 500 monthly groceries for a year. Even during the Tokyo 2020 Games, the retail store had dangled the same incentive but it remained unclaimed as there were no gold medal winners. Choppies...

According to the World Chess Federation (FIDE), at the end of January, the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission (ARB) launched a call of interest for the Chess Olympiad. “This way we got the necessary information from arbiters who wanted to join the team of...