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Calistus Kolantsho
  • Police, Kutlwano set-up a date

    It is always difficult to predict the winner when the two sides clash as they usually stretch each other to the maximum. Kutlwano women are going into the encounter with their egos dented after losing to Mag Stimela last weekend. The side redeemed...

  • Nihon Karate Kyokai to spread footprints

    The first step towards achieving their target is by staging a training camp known as the Botswana JKA International Summer Camp. Speaking to MmegiSport, Sensei Keone Ndio Kgorotlhe said the camp has been extended to all Shotokan karate schools in...

  • Blow for Under-20 in Lima as Kumevu suffers injury

    Kumevu is scheduled to compete in the 400m heats together with Thabang Monngathipa at 7pm.Kumevu is seeded in lane five of heat one while Monngathipa is in lane eight of heat six.Head coach, Nico Manyepedza told Mmegi Sport that the boys are ready...

  • Tebogo eyes P400k Diamond League jackpot

    Tebogo continued his dominance on Sunday evening, proving that he is on another level. He pulled away from the rest of the field with 10m before home, clocking 19.83s to win the men’s 200m, setting a new Meet Record (MR) in Silesia, Poland. The...

  • BTA to host more international competitions

    The BTA president, Oaitse Thipe, told SportMonitor that the ITF J60 tournaments came to an end but there are still more international tournaments coming this year including the Continental Under-14 tournaments. “After hosting the Davis Cup, which...

  • I failed to watch Letsile's 200m race- Dose

    Letsile Tebogo’s coach, Kebonyemodisa ‘Dose’ Mosimanyane’s life changed forever after his star athlete claimed the 200m gold medal. Mosimanyane struggles to control his emotions as he reflects on a journey that took them to the podium....

  • Inspired junior athletics team leaves for Peru

    The Lima 24 championships will be held from August 27-31. The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has sent a team of 12 athletes, comprising six girls and the same number of boys to compete in the 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, and mixed...

  • Diamond giants add P533,000 glitter to junior team

    The donation was made yesterday during their send-off ceremony held in Phakalane. The amount is an addition to the existing Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) sponsorship. The team left today (Friday) for the World Athletics Junior Championships to...

  • Toughest AM620 Cycling Challenge concludes

    The cyclists endured the toughest terrain covering 620km, which started in Gaborone on Wednesday. They had to deal with crossing winds and heat in Kgalagadi North and Gantsi. The three days challenge, which was organised by the Albert Milton...

  • Run Gabz by Night marathon lights up the streets

    The race organiser, Mbakiso Mawila, revealed to SportMonitor that 4, 100 runners had registered for the marathon, which is an increase from the first edition held last year. He also said some registrations that came after the deadline were rejected...

  • Bowls national team gears for AST

    The tournament has attracted players from Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) spokesperson, Ookeditse Lekang, told MmegiSport that the team is ready for the competition. He said...

  • AM620 Cycling Challenge for charity

    There was an overnight stop in Jwaneng on the first day while yesterday, cyclists paddled along the Kalahari Highway heading to Kang where they put up for the night. The last lap will see the riders head for their final destination in Gantsi where...

  • ITF World Tennis Tour J30 kicks off

    The Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) is also scheduled to host J60 from October 21-27 followed by J100 from October 28 to November 2. The BTA director of public relations and marketing, Tshepang Tlhankane, told SportMonitor that the J30 tournament...

  • Coach defends Relay team line up

    The coaches faced a backlash from supporters for changing the line-up in the final of the relay, which saw Tebogo Letsile anchoring. Some supporters felt that the team could have won a gold medal, only if he kept the same line-up from the semi-final...

  • Masisi leads Olympic heroes' welcome

    For the first time in the history of Botswana's participation at the Olympics since 1980, the team has won two medals. Letsile Tebogo won a gold medal, which is a first for Botswana while the men’s relay team scooped a silver medal. The...

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