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The competition starts today at Ditshupo Hall until December 15. The championships will be attended by 50 clubs from Botswana, Angola, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Speaking during the ceremony,...

The team comprises senior swimmers and five debutants at the regional competition. Speaking to SportMonitor, one of the swimmers, Gaamangwe Junior Keitsile said he started competing in the CANA competition in 2020 when it was hosted in Gaborone at...

Tebogo also scooped the Male Track Athlete of the Year award. Meanwhile, Sifan Hassan of Netherlands is the women’s World Athlete of the year. Following a vote by fans, Tebogo received the top honour on an evening that saw six athletes crowned in...

Things could turn sour for the board if the athletics house is not in order ahead of the start of the 2025 season, clubs have warned. The BAA held a Special General Meeting (SGM) over the weekend in Gaborone where the situation came to a head. At the...

She made history by becoming the first BBA president to complete her reign, unlike her predecessors who resigned. Hardy revealed that she would also not seek re-election for the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) board position when elections...

The affiliates went against some decisions that were pronounced by the BAA president, Moses Bantsi, during a meeting held over the weekend. It all started when an argument ensued between the affiliates, Bantsi and his board regarding the status of...

The team went into the match after suffering a 64-0 humiliating defeat to Morocco in the first encounter. Speaking to SportMonitor, assistant coach, Tshoganetso Katse, said they are excited about the win and the players performed according to plan....

Magang intended to contest for the position of Gender Minority. She told MmegiSport that her name was not put forward, which she only discovered before departing for the FIVB elective congress held in Porto, Portugal, last week. “I then arranged a...

BAA delegates will converge in Gaborone for the Special General Assembly (SGM) and Ordinary General Meeting (OGM). The two meetings will be held back-to-back, with the day starting with the OGM whilst the SGM takes place in the afternoon. According...

The team suffered a heavy 64-0 defeat at the hands of the hosts, Morocco, in the opening match of the Rugby Africa Cup-Repêchage tournament. The tournament serves as a qualifier for the Africa Cup. The Vultures assistant coach, Tshoganetse Katse,...

Dr Stella Tawana, who is the chairperson of the Sports Science and Medicine Commission of the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC), was the leader of the medical team. “I am a private practice provider at Premier Care Health Centre, based in...

PASSOBO is a sport body for people living with physical, vision, and intellectual disabilities. Speaking to MmegiSport, PASSOBO vice president, Monty Ratlou, said the Paralympic National Committee should be treated the same as the BNOC, with sporting...

Ahead of their travel, the Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) will launch a new locally designed kit and new partnerships with sponsors today. Botswana is seeded in Group A with Morocco, Madagascar and Cameroon. The repêchage Group B will have teams that...

But there was a glimmer of hope when he joined taekwondo in 2021, and he now dreams of a better future, with his sights set on the Olympic stage. An athlete of few words, the 19-year-old told MmegiSport this week that taekwondo has become his...

Some of the key focus areas that need the minister’s immediate attention include school sport and the pending Sport Act. Senior manager at the Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA), Game Mothibi, believes it is easy to turn the...