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Another top athlete, retired former world champion, Amantle Montsho was suspended in 2014 for taking a banned violation. Makwala, speaking to Mmegi Sport this week, said it is natural for track stars to be closely monitored by anti-doping...

But now the cash has come to the amateur ranks, thanks largely to the arrival of Russian, Umar Kremlev, who was elected the president of the International Boxing Association (IBA) on December 12, 2020.Kremlev rose to power on the promise of restoring...

Speaking to Mmegi Sport this week, Makwala who turns 37 in September, said although “a man cannot say it’s enough”, he has been prudent with his earnings from the track.“The first thing on my mind was a house. That was always my focus, no...

For a country with a small athletes population, it is worrying that five elite athletes have been found on the wrong side of the anti-doping rules in the last 13 years.Other than Amos, former world champion, Amantle Montsho, 400m runner, Lydia Jele,...

However, the competition, sponsored by mining company Debswana, will be without some of the star attractions, who include Letsile Tebogo, Leungo Scotch, Bayapo Ndori, Isaac Makwala, Collen Kebinatshipi and Anthony Pasela who will be away...

The biennial tournament is, along the Olympic Games, the highest competition in boxing. Botswana sent Kobamelo Molathegi (48kg), Rajab Mahommed (52kg), George Molwantwa (57kg) and Kagoetsile Raokgwathile (60kg), with Thebe Setlalekgosi as the...

The palpable excitement hit the nation on a wintry evening in July 2012 when Amos participated in the fastest 800m final, on his way to earning the country’s first Olympic medal.Then an unheralded 18-year-old Amos had made history, finishing behind...

Last week, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) banned Amos for three years, effective from last year July, for a doping offence.Amos reacted to the ban for the first time this week and indicated he had not received support from bodies such as the...

The rules are not archaic, even in the ancient times, they would have been out of place. How then some of the rules are still in place today baffles the mind. A number of local case studies have provided sufficient evidence to nudge authorities into...

FIFA took the step after Gunners failed to pay P400,000 owed to defender, Desire Bafana. On February 20, Gunners was given 45 days to pay the amount or risk a player transfer ban.However, the troubled Lobatse side, which was recently relegated from...

Botswana’s bid was left hanging by a thread after partners in the joint bid, Namibia pulled out at the 11th hour. Namibia cited budgetary constraints after the facilities auditor indicated P4.2 billion was required from Botswana’s neighbour to...

Arsenal’s Gunners of London recently suffered heartbreak in their quest to end a 19-year-old league title drought as they let a comfortable eight-point lead over Manchester City slip.While Arsenal are on the verge of losing out on a title which for...

Now, Botswana is witnessing the emergence of another wonder in human form. At the tender age of 19, Letsile Tebogo is shaking athletics’ established order and threatens to run his way into legendary status. Before the emergence of Tebogo, there has...

Mmegi Sport: What is your overview of the situation since you took over?Senzo Mbatha: The BFL might have been there in the past under a different umbrella, as the Premier League, but this is a newly found organisation, which I found at its stage of...

FUB secretary-general, Kgosana Masaseng said nearly 50 cases remain unresolved from previous seasons. Masaseng said most clubs are still struggling to stick to contractual obligations.This comes despite the Botswana Football Association (BFA)...