Athletics

Bots appeals to sponsors for 2026 World Athletics Relay Championships

Botswana’s World Relay personnel have hit the road running following the Local Olympic Committees appointment on 28th July 2025. I caught up with the busy Chief Executive officer, Moses Bantsi, to follow up on the progress, committee objectives and impact of the Games.

‘COACH SEPENG says HANGURA can break World Record’

One of the biggest sports brands in the world, Nike, has recently signed 800m rising local star Keitlhobogile Hangura. Despite Botswana’s success on the world stage only a few athletes have secured endorsements from a major global sports brand.

‘SPRINTER’s cannot win throughout the Year’

Athletics competitors often carry the hopes and expectations of their communities and are always expected to produce winning performances whenever they step on the track. But the reality of sprints is far different because athletes are only capable of meeting the publics expectations during calculated cycles in a year.

BOTSWANA’S LATEST TRACK SENSATION

Botswana has seen a crop of athletes prosper over the last few years resulting in global adulation. Ironically one of them is late bloomer Kethobogile Haingura.

‘Global stars headed to Botswana’s Golden Grand Prix’

On the 12th April 2025, Botswana will be hosting its second World Athletics Continental Tour competition in Gaborone, Botswana at the National Stadium.

Coach Justice Dipeba, known as Coach “JD” inspires Athletics revolution

He was sitting under a tree shade when the asked to fill in for a missing relay runner and stunned the school coach. That fateful afternoon, the seeds were sown that would provide shelter for numerous athletes that he would guide to the global stage and contribute to Botswana’s sprinting revolution and global impact.

‘Rich nurtures his athletic talent despite facing prejudice and challenges’

December 3rd marked International Day for People with Disabilities. The topic about physical ‘disabilities’ is contentious and the contention begins with description of the word itself, ‘disability’.

ATHLETIC raw talent is abound in Botswana

I was in the middle of a conversation with a local female hurdler, when she interrupted our conversation and said, “that boy runs so beautifully.” She was referring to a then young 16-year-old Letsile Tebogo, as he ran with his now globally recognizable elegant stride.

‘Tebogo wins GOLD’

Letsile Tebogo’s dominant performance in the Olympic 200m final in Paris to win a first ever Gold medal for Africa, has fuelled optimism in a landlocked country saddled with rising unemployment, underemployment and inter-generational poverty.

‘Bots Oil bolsters efforts to further CEEP’

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