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Calistus Kolantsho
  • Netball Test Series kick off

    The Series is for senior men and women national team players, and it will serve as a yardstick as Botswana prepares for international competitions. Botswana Netball Association (BONA) president, Mpopi Moatlhodi said they have been out of action for...

  • Gov’t canvasses to support athletes

    The team scooped a 400m gold medal through Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, a 4x400m relay team gold, and a bronze medal in the 400m from Bayapo Ndori.Addressing the media this week, Minister of Sport and Arts, Jacob Kelebeng called on the public, private...

  • Kebinatshipi delivers father’s medal wish

    It is in Lotlhakane East where the now world champion, Collen Busang Kebinatshipi, used to kick a football in the dusty streets, but he ended up on the track. Last week, Kebinatshipi made history by becoming the nation’s first-ever male world...

  • Good turnout for Shito-Ryu tournament

    The event attracted participants from Active Africa, Cracking, Dynamite, Kimberling, Topfight, Village, SSKB, Shitokai Academy, Socca Karate Academy, Profitness, Panther karate academy, Mogoditshane Center of Sport Excellence (CSE), Maxx and...

  • Breathtaking Relay team performance was well planned - Ntshwarang

    The country brought home two gold medals and a bronze, finishing in fifth spot in the Championships. The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) had sent a team of 12 athletes. In honoring the champions, President Duma Boko declared September 29 a...

  • Volleyball in leadership crisis

    The deadlock follows a motion of no confidence that was passed against the Tsoseletso Magang-led committee during a Special Congress in August.Speaking to Mmegi Sport, BNSC sport development director, Peaceful Seleka, said a motion was passed against...

  • Netball coach’s ambitious World Cup quest

    She told Mmegi Sport this week that for her to be successful, the team should qualify for the World Cup.Mosahle-Samm said as an indication that the team is moving in the right direction, Botswana should be challenging the top three netball-playing...

  • Golden-tshipi

    The 21-year-old did not allow the moist Japan National Stadium track to distract him as he sailed to a national record and world lead of 43.53 to win his first major global title.The bronze medal also came Botswana's way through Bayapo Ndori, who...

  • Hopes high as trio braces for World Championship final

    The final is set for 3:10pm with Eppie running from lane four, whilst Kebinatshipi, who holds the World Lead, will start in lane five, whilst Ndori is in lane eight. Athletics coach, Lebone Moreri, said it is not going to be an easy final, but the...

  • Duo to make World Bowls Champs debut

    The duo, who qualified for the competition after becoming Botswana’s Women and Men’s Singles National Champions in 2024, will jet off today (Tuesday). Thirty-two nations from around the world will compete for a world title in the men’s and...

  • Mental strength pushes Kebinatshipi to greatness

    However, hedid not allow the situation to affect his semi-final race, where he shocked the world by posting a new Personal Best (PB), National Record (NR) and World Lead (WL) of 43.61. Kebinatshipi emerged from a strong group which included Jereem...

  • Tebogo shifts focus to 200m

    He now shifts his attention to the 200m campaign that gets underway on Wednesday, followed by the semi-finals on Thursday and the final on Friday. Despite the disqualification, Tebogo proved that he had something special, pulling a shocker by making...

  • Botswana's medal hunt continues in Tokyo

    The 400m trio of Bayapo Ndori, Collen Kebinatshipi and Lee Eppie will line up in the semi-finals while Tshepiso Masalela and Kethobogile Haingura begin their 800m campaign in the preliminary rounds. Haingura will kick off the campaign in heat one,...

  • Ntweng, Tisang advance to 400m hurdles semi final

    Ntweng qualified in style, clocking a new Personal Best (PB) of 48.54 for a third position finish. Olympic champion, Rai Benjamin won the heat in 48.15. Tisang made it to the next round as the next fastest after clocking 48.72, finishing the race in...

  • Hurdlers get down to business

    Tisang will be in lane seven of heat three at 12:51pm while Ntweng will be in heat four, running from lane one at 12:59pm. The first four of each heat plus four fastest times qualify to the semi-final.

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