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  • Shoulder injury costs Bagwasi WBF title

    The two clashed in the much anticipated bout held at the GICC on Friday night. Bagwasi went into the match with a record of 8-1-0 while Lunga held a record of 15-1-0. Bagwasi lost his title after picking a shoulder injury in the second round of the...

  • Coach promises to sort out Letsile’s stumble

    Tebogo also stumbled also during the semi final of the 2022 Oregon World Championships where he finished on position seven clocking 10.17 seconds. Despite the stumble, Tebogo finished the race with a Season’s Best (SB) of 10.05 seconds.Coach...

  • Thuto keen to see martial arts unite

    Thuto has already made the first steps after setting up the Botswana All Budo Styles Association (BABUSA). Thuto was at the forefront of the formation of Hayashi Ha and Kufukan and is a former Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) vice president....

  • Badminton president breaks silence on exit

    In 2022, Macheke and his executive committee were given a four-year term to lead the association. However, soon after assuming the position, Macheke came under heavy criticism, forcing him to quit his post. He was accused of failing to account for...

  • Top stars to miss Lefika relays

    Initially, the international relays continental tour was to be used as a qualifier for the Guangzhou 2023 World Athletics Relays. However, the World Athletics Council moved the Guangzhou event scheduled for May 13-14 this year to April 2025. “A...

  • Major shake up in softball squad

    The final list reveals several changes from the team that qualified for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women’s World Cup group stage. The team will go into the final camp next week in Jwaneng before flying out to Dublin, Ireland,...

  • Strong field awaits Tebogo in Paris

    Tebogo’s coach, Kebonyemodisa ‘Dose’ Mosimanyane told Mmegi Online that the athlete is ready for the competition. “He is fine and ready to take on the field. He is not over confident, but also not too scared,” he said. When asked about the...

  • Tebogo receives two nominations for Region 5 awards

    The sprinter has been nominated for Sportsperson of the Year and Sportsman of the Year awards. Tebogo will battle it out for the Sportsman of the Year award against Peter Shalulile (football, Namibia) and Pieter Coetzee (swimming, South Africa). He...

  • Seetso misses out on French Open Juniors

    The match was played in Pretoria. This was the second title for Seetso this year. He booked himself a spot in the singles final by beating Connor Thomas Doig of South Africa 6-1, 6-1 during the semi final.At the time, he overcame John Bothman of...

  • BAA in race to appoint coaches

    There is speculation that revered coach, Justice Dipeba might not continue in his role as head coach. It is said the association is eyeing Dipeba's assistant, Kebonyemodisa ‘Dose’ Mosimanyane to take over. Former Under-20 coach, Chilume...

  • BOKA executive accused of violating constitution

    BOKA recently appointed China Metswi, Ofentse Bakwadi, Bose Caiphus, Martha Chilume, Kealeboga Madisa and Peter Molefhe as part of the technical team for the national side.However, there has been an uproar, with concerns over due process not being...

  • Top cyclists miss out on Olympic qualifiers

    He will be in Australia until 2025. Ramahobo is in the United Kingdom, studying at Bath University. The Botswana Cycling Association (BCA) president, Kagiso Potongwane said the two athletes could not be part of the qualifiers. “The duo was selected...

  • Local athletes compete in Europe

    Leungo Scotch kicks off the action this evening in the Montreuil Meet in France, a World Athletics Continental Tour-Silver. On Sunday, Isaac Makwala, Collen Kebinatshipi and Anthony Pesela will compete in the annual FBK Games. The track and field...

  • Monaiwa, Sebele dominate sprints

    That was during the Debswana National Athletics Championships at the National Stadium over the weekend. Sebele of Lion’s Den Athletics Club defended her 100m dash title stopping the clock at 11.28.She continued her dominance winning the 200m and...

  • Matthews takes over at Swimming

    Matthews received five votes while three went to Gondo. Matthews was taking over from Andrew Freeman who did not seek re-election and Matthews will be leading Swimming together with her executive committee for two years.The annual general meeting...

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