Botswana opened its account at the World Paralympics Championships in New Delhi, India by showing strong challenge.
Gloria Majaga will this afternoon compete in the women’s T100m final. Majaga who holds a Personal Best (PB) of 13.12 seconds, will be running from lane eight. Bonkamile Bankaetse with his guide, Thuso Baleseng will line up in the men's T11 400m semi-final. Bankaetse qualified for the semi-final after clocking a Season's Best (SB) of 54.50 seconds. The team manager, Monty Ratlou told Mmegi Online that it is first day of competition and they have made it to the semi-final. "We are still to see what happens at the final of T13 100m in the evening. So the performance is impressive," Ratlou said. Paralympic Sport Association of Botswana (PASSOBO) has sent a team of eight athletes to the competition that ends October 5, 2025.
