Mamaloukos rides with power, purpose
Friday, May 09, 2025 | 260 Views |
Mamaloukos.PIC:KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The Motswana motocross prodigy is not just a three-time senior national champion – he is the embodiment of speed, discipline, and heart. Fuelled by family legacy and corporate backing from White Star (Bokomo), Mamaloukos is carving his name into Africa’s and soon the world’s—motocross legacy.
“I got on a bike at two and a half,” he says, casually. “By age three, I had my first race,” he says. That was no toddler’s joyride. By 15, the passion had matured into something serious, especially after clinching third place at the Motocross of African Nations (MXoAN) in Kenya in the 85cc category a defining continental podium finish that “set good grounds” as he calls it. Whilst many ride for glory, Mamaloukos rides with purpose. With White Star Botswana as his official sponsor, he does not take the partnership lightly.
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