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Tisang in dreamland after Tokyo qualification

Friday, August 15, 2025 | 130 Views |

Soaking in: Tisang has qualified for the World Championships

It has been a tough road for hurdler, Kemorena Tisang, as the dream of lining up at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo appeared to fade due to financial challenges.

After missing out on Budapest 2023 and Paris 2024, the athlete believed that stamping a ticket to Tokyo was possible. On August 9, Tisang, at the ripe age of 30, powered through the finish line in 48.42s to qualify for his first World Athletics Championships in 400mH, setting a new Personal Best (PB) and a new National Record (NR).

He was competing at the IFAM Oordegem event in Putbosstadion, Belgium. The excited Tisang said his plan together with his coach, Kebonyemodisa ‘Dose’ Mosimanyane. was to qualify for Tokyo.

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