Athletics

Friday, January 17, 2025

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

Naledi Lemogang | 17 January 2025

Atheletics

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

HELPING HAND...Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) has unveiled their sponsorship to Team Botswana to Paris 2024

ODC injects P500,000 into Olympics team

OLYMPICS The Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) has demonstrated its commitment to supporting Botswana's athletes by sponsoring the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) with...

Naledi Lemogang | 18 April 2024

SHOW CONTINUES...The Botswana Golden Grand Prix is stilled expected to continue despite losing gold status

The show goes on

Botswana Golden GrandPrix Track and field event will take place as scheduled despite losing the World Athletics Gold status.

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

4x400m Team on a shaky ground

Naledi Lemogang | 24 August 2023

Minister Mohwasa Served as Acting President Over Festive Period

The Office of the President has confirmed that Minister for State President, Moeti Mohwasa, briefly assumed the role of Acting President during the holiday season. Minister Mohwasa...

MY HANDS ARE CLEAN

Gabane celebrates land board chairperson's suspension

Botswana’s Silent Leaders

* The Deafening Indifference to Gender-Based Violence

Khato Civils refutes allegations of paying former Minister Dr Mzwinila

Khato Civils (Pty) Ltd has dismissed allegations that the company paid former minister Dr Kefentse Mzwinila P700, 000.00 to be awarded a tender.Chief Executive Officer Mongezi...

'Serite's CEDA contract tyermination just a hoax'

The news about the termination of contract for the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) brand ambassador was met with celebrations during the festive season but it...