Team Botswana — national athletic delegation competing across multiple Olympic sports and international championships, recently returned medal-less from 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Mmegi
… Team Botswana proved that they are a powerhouse after scooping 20 medals at the SACA championships. …
Matakule qualifies for World U-20 champshipsThe Botswana Gazette
Strong performances in Uganda underline rising competitiveness despite narrow medal misses GAZETTE REPORTER The 17th Africa Youth Chess Championship 2026 concluded in Uganda, with Team Botswana delivering a mixed but largely encouraging performance against strong continental oppo …
Botswana Youth Chess ImpressDaily News Botswana
On May 2, Team Botswana steps back onto the track carrying the weight of expectation and the promise of redemption as three relay teams line up in the repechage round. …
Second Bite At The Cherry For Team BotswanaMmegi
… I’m rooting for Team Botswana to win the medals.”
Voices from Gaborone ahead of the World RelaysWeekend Post
… According to sources close to the matter, members of Team Botswana have threatened to withdraw from camp, raising concerns about potential disruption to what is one of the country’s most significant sporting events. …
Team Botswana threatens withdrawal from CampDaily News Botswana
… Tashpulator added that the company aimed to build a long-term partnership with Botswana athletics by upgrading training equipment for athletes and offering a one-year sponsorship contract to the top three finishing athletes from Team Botswana. …
O-Green steps in for Debswana World RelaysMmegi
Team Botswana is in camp preparing for the global competition that will take place from May 2 to 3 in Gaborone. …
We don’t owe the World Relay team – BNSCThe Botswana National Sports Commission says preparations for the 2026 AUSC Region 5 Youth Games will remain funded despite government spending pressures.
9 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
The Botswana National Sports Commission says preparations for the 2026 AUSC Region 5 Youth Games will remain funded despite government spending pressures.
9 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Nike and the Botswana National Olympic Committee have signed a P104.5 million technical partnership running through 2036, making Nike the primary supplier of Team Botswana's sporting gear for Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, and Commonwealth Games. The agreement includes performance bonuses and a youth legacy program designed to reshape the country's sporting landscape.
21 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Botswana National Olympic Committee has signed a 10-year partnership with Nike valued at over P104 million, running from 2026 to 2036. Nike will be the official technical partner for Team Botswana, providing competition kits, training apparel, and performance incentives.
15 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
BeautyHub Academy's Team Botswana returned home with 10 international titles and recognitions from the Junior Model International World Finals and Mr & Miss Teen Super Globe International competitions held in Thailand on August 22, with eight team members competing against 74 participants from 14 countries.
31 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana Motor Sport sent an 11-rider team to the FIM Africa Motocross of African Nations at Gallina Motocross Park in Windhoek from Friday to Sunday. Team captain Bradley Pieterse said the squad represents Botswana's strongest available contingent despite limited resources.
28 August 2026 · Mmegi →
Ranked second in Africa, Botswana's beach volleyball team has entered a 24-team continental qualification field in Egypt, targeting the World Championships and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
19 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
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 →
Wazha Matakule has qualified for the men's 100m final at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, after setting consecutive personal bests in the heats and semi-finals, including a 10.28-second run that secured his place among the eight fastest junior sprinters in the world.
6 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Speaker of the National Assembly Dithapelo Keorapetse urged stakeholders to protect and invest in local sporting talent and strengthen foundational systems for high-performance excellence, following Team Botswana's medal-less return from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
6 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
A 25-athlete Team Botswana has settled in Glasgow ahead of the Commonwealth Games, scheduled July 23 to August 2, 2026, with a target of at least seven medals across five sporting codes.
23 July 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
Wazha Matakule qualified for the World Under-20 Championships after winning bronze in the men's Under-20 100m (10.49s) at the SACA Under-18 and Under-20 championships in Mauritius. He joins three other Botswanan athletes who qualified during the 2026 BAA National Championships, as Team Botswana collected 20 medals at the SACA event.
9 June 2026 · Mmegi →
Team Botswana delivered a mixed but largely encouraging performance at the 17th Africa Youth Chess Championship 2026 in Uganda, showing resilience despite narrow medal misses, according to the Botswana Chess Federation.
27 May 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
On May 2, three Botswana relay teams will race in the repechage round, seeking to finish in the top two of their heats to qualify for the World Athletics Championships in Beijing next year. The mixed 4x100m, mixed 4x400m, and women's 4x100m teams will each compete in Heat 2 against international opposition.
3 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana is hosting the World Relays in Gaborone, the first African country to do so. A local resident expressed excitement about the event and hope that Team Botswana would win medals.
1 May 2026 · Mmegi →
As Botswana hosts the World Athletics Relays, Team Botswana athletes have threatened to withdraw from camp in protest over unpaid incentives and inadequate allowances. Athletes argue that the BNSC Performance Incentives and Rewards Package, unchanged since its 2022 revision at P100 per day, no longer reflects inflation and rising costs.
28 April 2026 · Weekend Post →
O-Green, an Omani renewable energy company developing a 500 MW solar-plus-battery project in Maun, has become a sponsor of the World Athletics Relays Gaborone 2026. The company will provide refreshment stands, smart watches, and branding materials for the event, and plans to offer sponsorship contracts and Garmin smartwatches to top-performing Botswana team athletes.
28 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Team Botswana is preparing for a world relay competition scheduled for May 2–3 in Gaborone. The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) disputes athlete concerns over treatment and payment of allowances raised during a recent training camp in Letlhakane.
24 April 2026 · Mmegi →