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The Botswana Gazette
The reigning world 400m champion heads into the World Athletics Ultimate Championship after an unbeaten Diamond League campaign and a record-breaking win in Brussels. …
Kebinatshipi Ready For Budapest TestThe Botswana Gazette
The reigning world 400m champion heads into the World Athletics Ultimate Championship after an unbeaten Diamond League campaign and a record-breaking win in Brussels. …
Kebinatshipi Ready For Budapest TestDaily News Botswana
… With the athletes already proving their calibre across the Diamond League circuit, priority remains long-term health and personal fulfillment on the track. …
Six to compete at World Athletics Ultimate ChampionshipMmegi
Both athletes' next stop after the Diamond League finals is the World Athletics Ultimate Challenge that gets underway next week.The final is set for an electrifying 200m showdown, with Tebogo and American sprinter Kenneth Bednareck renewing their fierce rivalry.
Tebogo, Kebinatshipi on Diamond League big payout huntDaily News Botswana
… She said even at the elite Diamond League, broadcasting schedules heavily favor runners, with field events getting brief and sporadic glimpse. …
Programme Unlocks hidden field event potentialThe Botswana Gazette
Coach Chilume Ntshwarang credits Collen Kebinatshipi’s world-class season to discipline, hard work and steady growth as the 400m star heads toward the Diamond League final. …
Is Kebinatshipi Still Getting Faster?Daily News Botswana
… Making his highly anticipated Diamond League debut against the world’s fastest men, Selepe shaved fractions off his lifetime mark, clocking a stellar 20.01 seconds. …
Selepe steps into spotlightWeekend Post
… The trio skipped the Games to compete in the Diamond League circuit and prepare for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest next month. …
Glasgow reality checkMmegi
The athletes have been excused from the games as they are competing in the Diamond League Meet circuits and also preparing for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship that takes place in Budapest, Hungary, from September 11 to 13. …
Top stars excused from Commonwealth GamesMmegi
The athletes have been excused from the games as they are competing in the Diamond League Meet circuits and also preparing for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship that takes place in Budapest, Hungary, from September 11 to 13. …
Top stars excused from Commonwealth GamesThe reigning world 400m champion heads into the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest with an unbeaten Diamond League campaign and a record-breaking victory in Brussels.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The reigning world 400m champion heads into the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest with an unbeaten Diamond League campaign and a record-breaking victory in Brussels.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The reigning world 400m champion heads into the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest after an unbeaten Diamond League campaign and a record-breaking win in Brussels.
9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Botswana will send six track stars to the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest (September 11-13), led by Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo and World 400m champion Collen Kebinatshipi. Four additional athletes—Oratile Nowe, Lee Eppie, Bayapo Ndori, and Kemorena Tisang—qualified through season ranking points, expanding the delegation beyond the two automatic qualifiers.
9 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Both athletes will compete in Diamond League finals before moving to the World Athletics Ultimate Challenge next week. Tebogo faces American sprinter Kenneth Bednareck in a 200m final.
4 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Botswana, known for sprint excellence, lags in field events; a USA-Botswana coaching exchange through the International Sports Programming Initiative brought ten American coaches, including throwing specialist Anna Richardson, who noted that Botswana's track dominance may overshadow field events and that media coverage disparities globally discourage young athletes from pursuing field disciplines.
31 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Coach Chilume Ntshwarang attributes Collen Kebinatshipi's world-class 400m season to discipline, hard work, and steady growth as the Botswana champion heads toward the Diamond League final.
27 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Prince Selepe, a 20-year-old from Kanye, has developed into one of Botswana's leading 200m sprinters despite a gap in competitive training during junior secondary school. The Jwaneng Athletics Club athlete is gaining attention on the world athletics circuit for his technical mastery of the bend.
20 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Team Botswana failed to win a medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow despite public expectations of seven medals, marking a first in years and exposing gaps in the country's sports infrastructure and athlete development across athletics, boxing, judo, swimming, and lawn bowls.
10 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Athletes have been excused from the Commonwealth Games as they compete in Diamond League circuits and prepare for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, September 11–13. The team coach said individual athletes' coaches requested their exclusion to manage load for the season.
13 July 2026 · Mmegi →
Botswana's top track and field athletes have been excused from the Commonwealth Games to compete in Diamond League circuits and prepare for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest (September 11–13). Their coaches requested the exclusion to manage training load for the season, as the Ultimate Championship ranks at the same level as the World Athletics Championships.
13 July 2026 · Mmegi →
Collen Kebinatshipi and Letsile Tebogo will compete at the Meeting Herculis EBS on July 10 in Monaco. Kebinatshipi, ranked second in the Diamond League standings with 24 points and World Athletics June Athlete of the Month, broke the Diamond League 400m record with a time of 43.54 seconds at the Meeting de Paris and aims to secure a Diamond League Finals appearance.
9 July 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Reigning world 400m champion Collen Kebinatshipi kept his maiden Diamond League title quest on track with an explosive performance at the Paris Diamond League over the weekend.
1 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Athletics analysts are divided on whether Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo should abandon the 100m to focus exclusively on the 200m, with some arguing his slower block start makes the longer sprint more suited to his top-end speed. Tebogo and his coach remain committed to their current strategic approach.
1 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →