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Calistus Kolantsho
  • Lopang leads Africa chess body

    It was an easy walk in the park for Lopang as she garnered 29 votes while her rivals, Bernard Wanjala from Kenya scored 11 votes and Egyptian Hesham El Gendy received seven votes. “I have represented Botswana from 2000 until 2014 at the Olympiads....

  • Jaguars stage comeback to sting Hogs 2

    Jaguars won the match through two penalties and a try. The match was part of the Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) Super League. The game started with Hogs 2 piling pressure on Jaguars, showing a big heart for a young side.Jaguars were too strong stopping...

  • Rakgare shoots from the hip

    . “We do not fear being insulted for decisions that we take. (Ga re tshabe go rogwa ke batho. Ba re rogela ditshwetso tse re di tsayang. Re tla di tsaya.) We will take action against those who are not well behaved (Lona ba le sa itshwareng sentle,...

  • Birmingham failure: Where did it go wrong?

    In June, ahead of the team's departure to Birmingham, the Botswana National Olympic Committee held its Ordinary General Meeting where the affiliates were informed that the medal target at the Commonwealth Games was eight.A team of 36 athletes...

  • Chess federation secretary quits

    Tingwane was the only serving member in the current executive committee from the previous administration that was led by Mothokomedi Thabano.According to information reaching this publication, the secretary-general has never gelled with his new...

  • The long wait for school sport

    The report made recommendations on the suitable ways to run and manage school sport. The JTT carried out a comprehensive review of sports development and competition in schools.Tapiwa Marobela-Masunga told Mmegi Sport that they submitted the report...

  • Kanye: The village that bore Botswana a world champion

    It is within the undulating, vast Kanye landscape where the latest athletics sound track was born 19 years ago. Letsile was born in Mmalekwa ward and his family says there was always something unique about the athlete, which set him apart from his...

  • P250k for Softball Independence tournament

    The sponsorship launch was held on Friday at the Indian High Commission. The Indian High Commissioner to Botswana, Dr Rajesh Ranjan pledged five scholarships for the best players of the tournament to study in India.Archein hardware managing director,...

  • Nthompe, resilient marathon soldier

    This is a quote that aptly sums up the life of local marathon runner, Godiraone Nthompe. Whenever there is a marathon in Botswana, Nthompe’s name is always amongst the top five winners.His recent achievement was a third-place finish at the 2022...

  • Sport codes shun Athletes Village

    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...

  • Tebogo to get over P150,000 from BNSC

    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...

  • BNOC attempts to evict Makwala

    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’s mother given time-off to celebrate feat

    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, Youri hit highest ever tennis rankings

    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...

  • Emma, Dot get Commonwealth call-ups

    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,...

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