Athletics

Friday, February 21, 2025

Dispute over availability if National Stadium

Lefika International Relays claim right to use the track for its World Athletics calendar event end of March

City Keagakwa | 21 February 2025

National Stadium

BAA receives P4m ...as government pumps millions into athletics

In a significant move to bolster the development of athletics in Botswana, the Ministry of Sports and Arts (MOSA) has allocated a budget of P4 million to the Botswana Athletics...

Naledi Lemogang | 17 January 2025

Golden Grand Prix back this year

The Botswana Golden Grand Prix is back on the world athletics calendar and it is scheduled for April 12, 2025. Last year, the event could not happen because the founder Glody Dube...

By Naledi Lemogang | 09 January 2025

World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Gaborone 2023 Event

Glody Dube's event officially dead

-BAA wants to host a similar event, with new name -Court had adviced BAA, BNSC, Dube to reconcile -I was stabbed in the back-Dube

City Keagakwa | 26 September 2024

TIUMPH: France’s Men’s Sevens Rugby team gave the host nation their first Gold medal

Top 10 Paris Olympic Moments

With the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 on their way, we look at the Top 10 Moments of the recently completed Olympic Games Paris 2024.Letsile Tebogo’s stunning triumph. The...

Isaac Pheko | 21 August 2024

OLYMPIC LEADER...The Chef de mission of a Botswana Olympics team, Oreeditse Marakakgora made a rallying cry to the country’s leadership to consider prioritizing land allocations to the Olympians

Team Botswana leader requests plots for non medalists

On Tuesday, raucous national stadium roared, filled beyond its capacity of 23 000 as over 30 000 Batswana turned up to grant their heroes and heroines a befitting home coming...

City Keagakwa | 16 August 2024

SPEEDY LEDGS: Botswana's rising star Letsile Tebogo is set to conquer the 200m final at the ongoing Paris 2024 games.

Letsile eyes 200m final

Botswana's fastest runner, Letsile Tebogo, will be competing in the men's 200m semi-finals today on (August 7th). He qualified for the semi-finals by winning his heat with...

By Naledi Lemogang | 07 August 2024

PAYING TRIBUTE : Marathon coordinator Botshelo Nthaga said the main objective behind organizing the Half Marathon is to commemorate the legacy of Sir Seretse Khama,the country's founding president

Sir Seretse Khama Marathon scheduled for Serowe

The Sir Seretse Khama Commemoration Marathon stands out as a unique event, combining historical significance with a celebration of fitness and community engagement. This inaugural...

By Naledi Lemogang | 22 May 2024

Botswana's 800m national champion Oratile Nowe grew up playing football and long the way, she began participating in marathons where she found success

Nowe qualifies for Olympics by ranking

If the Olympics were to be held tomorrow, Oratile Nowe would be among the World athletes checking-in Paris bound flights or already in athletics villages around the city. She ranks 34th, comfortably within the Top 56 female runners who would automatically qualify but she insists she is aiming to qualify on track.

By Naledi Lemogang | 22 May 2024

Letsile vows to start where Lesego ended

Letsile Tebogo, Botswana's celebrated sprinter, has demonstrated his commitment and readiness for the 2024 Olympic Games in France. In a show of support for the now Miss World...

By Naledi Lemogang | 13 March 2024

The show goes on

By Naledi Lemogang | 01 March 2024

Betrayal!...as Botswana Gloden Grand Prix loses its glitter

Naledi Lemogang | 23 February 2024

No school sports anytime soon

Naledi Lemogang | 21 December 2023

BNSC role in Olympic preparations questioned

City Keagakwa | 29 November 2023

Tebogo endures injury

Naledi Lemogang | 30 August 2023

4x400m Team on a shaky ground

Naledi Lemogang | 25 August 2023

Health Ministry sued P6 million for baby's death

The Ministry of Health is being sued for over P6 million by a woman who lost her baby two months after giving birth.According to court documents seen by this publication, the...

Police Probe Deepens As Slain Kenosi Was Targeted for Being Gay

Maun Police are actively investigating the death of a man believed to be linked to hatred over his sexual orientation.Kenosi Candler Mokobamotho was laid to rest last Wednesday,...

Fake P200 notes flood market ahead of Independence

The streets are getting flooded with fake P200 notes just days before Independence celebrations, raising fears that unsuspecting Batswana may lose their hard-earned money to...

Botswana is capitalizing on its diamond resource riches by adding value through diamond manufacturing. Though not yet large by global standards, the cutting industry in this sub-Saharan country shows considerable promise. De Beers now holds its rough diamond sales in Gaborone and has encouraged large diamantaires to set up manufacturing plants there.

Botswana offers U.S. mineral access to secure tariff relief

> Proposal sparks debate over transparency, local interests, and long-term trade strategy

BOIPUSO FEAST: UDC MP slaughters 12 cows to thank his voters

Are you a resident of Lobatse and still wondering what to do on Independence Day?Well, perhaps you should look no further than your ward because Member of Parliament (MP) for...