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This follows the IOC's 2019 decision to strip the IBA of rights to organise Olympic boxing. In 2019, the IOC stripped the IBA of its right to organise Olympic boxing, turning festering tension between the two organisations into an open...

Speaking during the league launch this week, the BSA competitions officer, Justus Kuswane, said they have received a grant from the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) to the tune of P937, 000. He said each club would receive P10, 000, and if a...

The event has paved the way for the visit of global Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF) chief instructor, Shihan Manabu Murakami, in May 2025. Shotokan Karate International-Botswana chief instructor, Sensei Steady Basupang, said they...

Tumiso Rakgare said upon arrival at the ministry headquarters, there was a lot he had to learn before he could make any change.“The first few months of my arrival, there was a COVID-19 pandemic. I believe the pandemic assisted me in quickly...

Hogs won all their matches and faced off against the visiting All Stars rugby club from Pretoria in the final, pulling a 7-5 win. The women’s champions is Tuks who walked away with P10, 000, with Wise Leadership Phoenix scooping the second spot...

All eyes were on the main bout where Thabiso Mpolokeng stopped Zimbabwean boxer, Shungu Kupani, for the win in the eight rounds Super International Bantamweight contest. The two boxers seemed to have gone into the match with the same game plan,...

Speaking to MmegiSport yesterday, the Minister of Youth, Sport, Gender and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare, said there were appearance fees paid to the players. He said the players are the ones who decided on the arrangements. However, Rakgare said the...

Rakgare said whilst he was happy to see Tariq Babitseng win last month's election, he was, however, disappointed to see the other two miss out after suffering heavy defeats. He said Babitseng is a good leader who does not take things personally....

According to a letter dated September 30, 2024, written by UFAK Region South president, Joe Rugwete to the BOKA president, Mpho Bakwadi, the regional committee was left with no other option but to withdraw BOKA's hosting rights. “As you are...

The Super International Bantamweight title will be on the line as the two boxers take to the ring in an eight-round contest. The battle between the two boxers will be the main bout for the third edition of the Boxing Fight Night Championship...

For the first time, a test match will be played outside Gaborone. The rugby side goes into the game following two consecutive losses, 27-13 and 24-21, to Leopards Rugby Club in Mafikeng. Senior team assistant coach, Tshoganetso ‘Shakes’ Katse,...

The launch was scheduled to take place over the Independence holidays in Gaborone. Speaking to MmegiSport, BSA president, Tirelo Mukokomani, said the launch will not take place as initially planned because they are still sorting out some logistics....

Her love for volleyball developed at a young age whilst she was a Standard Four pupil at Our Lady of the Desert Primary School in Francistown. Ntelecha is now part of a dominant Police VI at the ongoing Botswana Volleyball League. “I used to watch...

The main attraction of the event was homeboy, Letsile Tebogo, who made history after becoming the first Motswana to win an Olympic gold medal. Tebogo made history books when he powered through the finish line in 19.46 seconds. His victory was marked...

The Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) had sent a team of 10 players who competed in the Open and Women Sections. The team finished in position 11 in the Open Section Category D and position 118 and 105 in the Women Section. The men’s team was ranked...