Botswana athlete Collen Kebinatshipi has set his sights on breaking South African Wayde van Niekerk's 400 metres men's world record after winning gold at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Afrosport reports. The 21-year old ran in a time of 43.53 seconds, the 10th fastest time in history, to win the gold medal ahead of Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards and Botswana's Bayapo Ndori. He...
Nigeria’s Kanyinsola Ajayi is silencing the doubters at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, etching his name into the record books by storming into the men’s 100m final on Sunday, Afrosport reports. The 20-year-old sprinter clocked 9.93 seconds to finish second in his semi-final at the Japan National Stadium, just behind world champion Noah Lyles, who edged it with 9.92s. South Africa’s Akani Simbine followed closely...
Usain Bolt has admitted he could have run even faster times with the benefit of today’s advanced sprint technology, Afrosport reports. The Jamaican sprint legend holds both the men’s 100m and 200m world records, clocking 9.58 seconds and 19.19s respectively at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin. His 100m mark broke the 9.69s record he had set a year earlier at the Beijing Olympics –...
The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has unveiled a 12-member squad set to fly the nation’s flag at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, Afrosport reports. Leading the team is national icon and Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo, who brings both experience and expectation into the championship. The squad blends seasoned campaigners with promising talents and features participation across seven disciplines. The 22-year-old captured silver and bronze medals...
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