The global sprinting spotlight shifts to the Stade Louis II, as the elite duo of Collen Kebinatshipi and Letsile Tebogo continue their Diamond League campaign at the prestigious Meeting Herculis EBS on July 10. …
… Meanwhile, Tebogo opened his 200-meter season at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat, claiming second place with a time of 19.96 seconds, American rival Kenny Bednarek took the victory in a meeting record of 19.69 seconds, signaling that their fierce track rivalry is far from ove …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.