Middle-distance runner and 800-metre national record holder competing for Botswana at international championships including the 2026 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
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Weekend Post
… All six athletes who qualified for the Ultimate Championship – Kebinatshipi, Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori, Lee Bhekempilo Eppie, Oratile Nowe, and Kemorena Tisang – will each receive a P20,000 qualification incentive plus a P4,000 appearance fee. …
Sprint kings return from Budapest to a paydayDaily News Botswana
… In other events, Kemorena Tisang finished sixth in semi-final heat two of the 400m hurdles with a time of 49.21 seconds, while Oratile Nowe finished sixth in her 800m semi-final heat, clocking 2:01.03. …
Kebinatshipi etches name in history booksDaily News Botswana
… Middle distance runner, Oratile Nowe will follow in the women’s 800m semi-final at 9.08pm. …
All eyes on Botswana athletesDaily News Botswana
… Joining them through hard-earned season ranking points are Oratile Nowe in the women’s 800m, Lee Eppie and Bayapo Ndori in the 400m as well as Kemorena Tisang in the 400m hurdles. …
Six to compete at World Athletics Ultimate ChampionshipDaily News Botswana
… Meanwhile, middle-distance star Oratile Nowe was elevated to fourth place finish in the 800m invitational, following a decision by the race officials. …
Kebinatshipi shatters three records in single nightDaily News Botswana
… In the middle-distance category, Oratile Nowe finished ninth in the women’s 800-metre event, clocking a commendable time of 2:00.89. …
Kebinatshipi and Tebogo lead charge to Ultimate ChampionshipDaily News Botswana
Reigning Olympic 200m champion, Letsile Tebogo and middle-distance runner, Oratile Nowe will anchor today’s campaign at the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne. …
Botswana stars in Lausanne and Silesia for Diamond LeagueDaily News Botswana
… Athletes such as Prince Selepe, Tshepiso Masalela, Bhekimpilo Eppie, Oratile Nowe and Obakeng Kamberuka all qualified for the finals in their respective events, a positive trajectory for the transition plan. …
BAA focuses on squad depth to secure legacyDaily News Botswana
All eyes will be on the 800-metre national record holder, Oratile Nowe, who carries the aspirations of a hopeful nation, as she steps onto the track for July 31 high-stakes final at the ongoing Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. …
Nowe and Masalela carry nation hopesDaily News Botswana
… Matching them in ambition, the equally formidable women’s contingent features Boitshepo Kelapile (100m), Obakeng Kamberuka (400m), Kennekae Batisani (400m), Naledi Monthe (400m), Oratile Nowe (800m) and Tshegofatso Bojosi, who carries the field-event torch in the long jump. …
Team ready to build on Commonwealth legacyBotswana's athletes returned from the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest to a revised national performance incentive package. Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, the newly crowned 400-meter champion, received P150,000 from the state, while Letsile Tebogo earned P100,000 and P20,000 for silver in the 200 meters and seventh place in the 100 meters respectively.
21 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana's athletes returned from the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest to a revised national performance incentive package. Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, the newly crowned 400-meter champion, received P150,000 from the state, while Letsile Tebogo earned P100,000 and P20,000 for silver in the 200 meters and seventh place in the 100 meters respectively.
21 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana's national athletics team won a silver medal and set a national record at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest. Collen Kebinatshipi broke the 400m national record with a time of 43.39 seconds, becoming the fifth-fastest 400m runner in history, while Letsile Tebogo secured silver in the 200m final with 19.76 seconds.
14 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's elite athletes Bayapo Ndori, Collen Kebinatshipi, Lee Eppie, and Oratile Nowe are competing in the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, with races in the 400m and women's 800m semi-finals.
11 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
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 →
Botswana's Collen Kebinatshipi won the 400m Diamond League title at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme final in Brussels with a time of 43.40 seconds, breaking the Meeting Record, National Record, and Diamond League Record. He became the second African man to win the Diamond League 400m title, following Isaac Makwala.
7 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Elite sprinters Collen Kebinatshipi and Letsile Tebogo are in strong form ahead of the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest (September 11–13), with Kebinatshipi clocking 43.59 seconds at the Silesia Diamond League and Tebogo winning the 200m at Lausanne with 19.87 seconds. Athletics experts believe Kebinatshipi could challenge the 400m World Record at the Budapest event.
24 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Reigning Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo and middle-distance runner Oratile Nowe will compete at the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne, with Tebogo facing a strong international field in the men's 200m and Nowe competing in the women's 800m. Quarter-milers Bayapo Ndori and Collen Kebinatshipi will contest the men's 400m at the Silesia Diamond League meeting in Poland on Sunday.
20 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Botswana Athletics Association is working to develop a broader squad of athletes beyond its elite runners to create a sustainable legacy in track and field, moving away from reliance on select performers. The association fielded developing athletes at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games to provide international exposure and reduce the workload on top-tier competitors.
5 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Oratile Nowe, the 800-metre national record holder, qualified for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games 800m final on July 31 after running 2:00.60 in the semi-final heat. Tshepiso Masalela became the first Botswanan to reach the Commonwealth Games one-mile final, though Kemorena Tiisang missed the 400m hurdles final after finishing fourth.
30 July 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's 12-strong track and field team has been set an ambitious seven-medal target for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (July 23–August 2). The squad will draw on the country's historic sprinting and middle-distance pedigree, following achievements including Amantle Montsho's 2010 gold medal and Nijel Amos's 2014 win.
8 July 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's Collen Kebinatshipi won the men's 400-metre final at the Rome Diamond League Meeting in 43.54 seconds, establishing a new Diamond League Record and shattering the Paris Meeting Record. The 22-year-old and 400 metres World Champion now sits in the all-time top 10 and poses a serious threat to Wayde van Niekerk's world record of 43.03 seconds set at Rio 2016.
29 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
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 →
The Botswana Athletics Association held its Annual General Assembly on Saturday, where acting president Oabona Theetso flagged doping as an ongoing challenge, citing the recent positive test of Letlhogonolo Mokgethi and noting that four other local athletes have taken the BNOC and associated parties to court over disputed doping results.
1 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Letsile Tebogo, the 21-year-old Olympic gold medallist, will compete in his 200-metre Diamond League account at the Meeting International Mohammed VI in Rabat on May 30, facing a competitive field including Kenneth Bednarek, Andre De Grasse, and Wayde van Niekerk while building toward the Wanda Diamond League Final.
28 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's team management says the country's young athletes are gaining valuable experience competing at the ongoing African Athletics Championships in Ghana. As of Thursday, Botswana had secured two gold medals (Lee Eppie in the men's 400m and Kemorena Tisang in the men's 400m hurdles) and four silver medals, with the technical team having set an ambitious target of four gold medals.
18 May 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The 2025 Botswana National Sport Awards have produced a strong list of nominees for sportsman and sportswoman of the Year, with athletes, footballers, judokas, chess and karate practitioners in contention. The Sportsman of the Year category includes sprinter Collen Kebinatshipi, who won double gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in the 400m and 4x400m relay and set a national record of 43.53 in the 400m, footballer Goitseone Phoko, who helped Jwaneng Galaxy win the Orange FA Cup and featured in AFCON 2025, and judoka Tumiso Phuthego.
4 May 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Botswana National Sport Commission announced nominees for the 45th Botswana Sports Awards, with the Botswana Athletics Association securing eight nominations. Sprint athlete Collen Kebinatshipi is nominated for Sportsman of the Year, competing against footballer Goitseone Phoko and judoka Tumiso Phuthego, while athlete Oratile Nowe represents athletics in the Sportswoman of the Year category.
28 April 2026 · Weekend Post →
SuperSport will partner with Botswana Television to broadcast the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver event taking place on 26 April 2026 at the National Stadium in Gaborone, hosted by Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo and featuring Botswana's top track and field athletes.
27 April 2026 · Mmegi →
The third edition of the Botswana Golden Grand Prix has concluded, and organisers are awaiting a critical technical report from World Athletics to determine whether Gaborone will regain Gold status or remain at Silver tier. The event was downgraded last year for failing to meet administrative timelines, and the technical delegate noted communication issues and disruptive last-minute changes despite acknowledging the overall programme as successful.
27 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The Botswana Golden Grand Prix will take place at the National Stadium on April 26, featuring international and local athletes competing in sprints and middle-distance events. Notable absences include elite runners Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori, and Collen Kebinatshipi, though athletes like Tshepiso Masalela and the national 4x100m relay teams are entered.
23 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana →