The Olympic Games team

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As the biggest sporting spectacle gets underway in Tokyo, Japan today, Botswana athletes have joined their counterparts from across the globe on a glory-seeking mission. Staff Writer, CALISTUS KOLANTSHO compiles the profiles of the men and women tasked with delivering a second Olympic Games medal

Isaac Makwala Event: 400m and 4x400m relay Personal Best (PB): 400m: 43:72 (National Record) La Chaux-de-Fonds, 2015 4x400m relay: 2:59:06 (NR), Brazil, 2016 4x400m relay (Individual): 3:13:21, Turkey, 2012.

Nijel Amos Event: 800m PB: 800m: 1:42:91(World Lead) Monaco, 2021 1:41:73 London, 2012 1,500m: 3:44:04 Irvine, USA, 2021

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