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The BNSC acquired the Athletes Village, located in Block 9, from the Botswana Housing Corporation in 2007 and refurbished the facility at a cost of P4 million.Despite the upgrade, some sport codes have reservations about the facility.The bone of...

BNSC chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho said Tebogo is entitled to the incentives after winning a gold medal and also for breaking the World Under-20 record as per the revised Performance Incentives and Rewards Package.“He will receive P50,000...

The BNOC board requested Makwala to vacate the Commonwealth Games Athletes Village after the athlete indicated he had pulled out of the competition which is currently underway in the United Kingdom.On Sunday, BNOC announced Makwala’s retirement...

Letsile stunned the world when he smashed his own record to set a new World Under-20 time of 9.91 on Wednesday morning.Tebogo's mother said the challenges she endured raising him are now bearing fruits.She told Mmegi Sport that she is emotionally...

Seetso is now ranked 271 after playing the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Durban, South Africa last week.Youri also reached a career-high ranking of 376 after reaching the semi-finals of the ITF Grade 2 at the same venue. Seetso...

Kgaboetsile will be in charge for badminton while Okatch will be responsible for the middlewoman of the basketball court.Okatch will be making her Commonwealth Games debut while Kgaboetsile officiated at the past two games. Speaking to Sport Monitor,...

The team had initially finished last, clocking 3.07.52 in the semi finals after Zibani Ngozi was obstructed leading to a baton drop during a change over with Keitumetse Maitseo.However, the team was given a new lease of life and will therefore get a...

The conveyor belt churning the 400m talent is not about to stop with a new kid emerging on the block.Collen Kebinatshipi is the latest 400m runner ready to rock the athletics world and is already ranked number three in the world Under-20 with a...

FIDE purchased the flight tickets for the athletes. BCF secretary, Mokwaledi Tingwane told Mmegi Sport that they are in a dire situation after receiving only P200,000 as an annual grant from the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC).“We have...

Makwala will now represent Botswana for the last time in the men’s 4x400m relay team at the ongoing World Athletics Championships.Makwala was scheduled to compete in the men’s 400m at the Commonwealth Games.He said he is now shifting focus to the...

He was an underdog who went to the World Athletics Championships with nothing to prove but stormed to the finals, refusing to let his stature dim his light as he powered to a personal best (PB) of 44.87.He is guaranteed at least P60,000 for reaching...

Ndori clocked 44.94 to finish behind Olympic champion, Kirani James who registered 44.74.Ndori had stormed to the semi-final with a personal best (PB) of 44.87. He is no stranger to the big stage as he was part of the men’s 4x400m relay team that...

As it stands, the world medal is the only one that has eluded him in his career. Makwala has unfinished business at this championships after the 2017 scandal that saw him being disqualified from the 400m race. The man is out to prove his mettle...

He was elected into the position during the WBSC elective Congress held in Taipei, Taiwan and will be the WBSC Africa Member at Large. The congress was a follow-up to the one that was held in Botswana in 2017.Mosimanegape told Mmegi Sport he...

Masaiti is in a team led by Ukrainian Grandmaster (GM), Andrii Baryshpolets, with the elections scheduled for August 7 during the FIDE Congress. Baryshpolets will face incumbent FIDE president, Russian Arkady Dvorkovich during the congress, which...