{"id":82699,"date":"2026-04-03T11:38:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/bnoc-targets-commonwealth-games-youth-olympics-success"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:38:43","slug":"bnoc-targets-commonwealth-games-youth-olympics-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/bnoc-targets-commonwealth-games-youth-olympics-success","title":{"rendered":"BNOC Targets Commonwealth Games, Youth Olympics Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\">           <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong>         <\/span><b>The Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) has outlined its roadmap for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, scheduled for July 23 to August 2, alongside updates on the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For the Commonwealth Games, team Botswana will compete in six sporting codes: athletics, boxing, judo, lawn bowling, weightlifting, and swimming, while basketball 3\u00d73 failed to qualify despite competing at the FIBA 3\u00d73 Africa Cup in Madagascar in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>BNOC CEO Dorothy Tlagae-Gaseitsiwe confirmed that accreditation for the Glasgow Games was completed on March 21, covering athletes, officials, and dignitaries. \u201cAccredited personnel is made up of dignitaries, team officials&#8230; and athletes,\u201d she said during a press conference held at BNOC offices in Gaborone yesterday (Tuesday).<\/p>\n<p>She added that weightlifting is being supported for qualification events in Samoa and Egypt, while athletics preparations include the Sepeng Invitational Challenge and the World Athletics Relays. Boxing and judo have already participated in international competitions, while lawn bowling will stage local and international training camps.<\/p>\n<p>Funding Concerns<\/p>\n<p>The BNOC has received a P2 million grant from the Ministry of Sports and Arts (MOSA) for Commonwealth Games preparations. However, Tlagae-Gaseitsiwe revealed that a larger budget proposal remains pending.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe BNOC has submitted a proposed budget of P16,586,874.00&#8230; and we were advanced with P2,612,000.00. Follow-ups have been made, and the BNOC is currently awaiting feedback,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Additional support of P751,000 from Commonwealth Sport has already been utilised for preparations.<\/p>\n<p>Dakar Updates<\/p>\n<p>For the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Botswana initially proposed a 22-athlete team across eight sports. However, the first allocation reduced this to six athletes in four codes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe BNOC intends to formally request additional slots,\u201d Tlagae-Gaseitsiwe noted.<\/p>\n<p>Preparations are ongoing, with athletics selections set after national championships in early April, while boxing, judo, and swimming athletes continue their build-up through competitions and training.<\/p>\n<p>Leadership Focus<\/p>\n<p>BNOC President Tshepo Sitale highlighted the appointment of Chef de Mission Tebogo Ntesang for Glasgow, describing her as \u201cexperienced&#8230; with a Masters in Olympic Studies and a seasoned sports administrator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Dakar, Lechedzani \u201cMaster\u201d Luza has been appointed, with Sitale stating: \u201cThey applied and they were interviewed&#8230; it was very transparent. The beauty about us is that we have standards that have to be met.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sitale also pointed to structural changes in athletics events at the Commonwealth Games. \u201c4x400m will not be there&#8230; there will be 4x100m only,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, expectations remain high for the Commonwealth Games. \u201cMedal target for this one is seven medals, two gold, two silver and three bronze,\u201d Sitale said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">           Find more news and analyses on           <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Botswana<\/span>           on the           <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span>           website         <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. The Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) has outlined its roadmap for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, scheduled for July 23 to August 2, alongside updates on the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. For the Commonwealth Games, team Botswana will compete in six sporting codes: athletics, boxing, judo, lawn bowling, weightlifting, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":82698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-82699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-botswana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BNOC Targets Commonwealth Games, Youth Olympics Success - Botswana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/bnoc-targets-commonwealth-games-youth-olympics-success\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BNOC Targets Commonwealth Games, Youth Olympics Success\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. 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