{"id":83364,"date":"2026-04-29T07:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix"},"modified":"2026-04-29T08:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:43:53","slug":"global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix","title":{"rendered":"Global Stars Headline FNB Golden Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>This year\u2019s FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix has attracted leading athletes from across the world, including Olympic champions and elite sprinters, the meet spokesperson Calistus Kolantsho said.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Among those confirmed are women\u2019s 200 meters Olympic champion Gabby Thomas, Africa\u2019s fastest man over 100 meters Ferdinand Omanyala, Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse and 400 meters hurdles specialist Dalilah Muhammad.<\/p>\n<p>By the time of the interview, Botswana\u2019s top athletes \u2014 Letsile Tebogo, Collen Kebinatshipi and Bayapo Ndori \u2014 had yet to confirm participation. Kolantsho said negotiations were ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Recent Performances<\/p>\n<p>Thomas, the American sprint standout, arrives after winning 200 meters gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics. She recently competed at the Addis Ababa Grand Prix, securing a 100 meters and 200 meters double despite challenging conditions. She had skipped the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo due to an Achilles tendon injury that affected much of her previous season.<\/p>\n<p>Omanyala also competed in Addis Ababa, where he won the 100 meters in 9.98 seconds, marking his first sub-10-second performance in 20 months.<\/p>\n<p>De Grasse, a seven-time Olympic medalist, remains one of Canada\u2019s most decorated athletes. He is the 2020 Olympic champion in the 200 meters and has multiple silver and bronze medals across 100 meters, 200 meters and relay events. He also secured gold as part of Canada\u2019s 4 \u00d7 100 meters relay team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad, the 2016 Olympic champion in the 400 meters hurdles, holds a personal best of 51.58 seconds and won silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Arrival Plans<\/p>\n<p>Kolantsho said most athletes are expected to begin arriving on Wednesday to allow time for acclimatization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of them will start arriving on Wednesday (today),\u201d he said. \u201cThis is because they will be seeking to acclimatize ahead of the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that Thomas and Omanyala would arrive later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the likes of Thomas and Omanyala will arrive on the 25th because on Friday, April 24 they will compete at the 2026 Absa Kip Keino Classic in Kenya at the Nyayo National Stadium,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Event Logistics<\/p>\n<p>Kolantsho said preparations for the meet are progressing as organizers aim to deliver a high-quality event, particularly with the stadium now ready and accredited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working with the Debswana World Athletics Relays local organizing committee,\u201d he said. \u201cWe signed a MoU with them&#8230; they will pay for some things like allowances for officials and feeding for all the staff at the stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that new logistical measures have been introduced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo car will be parked at the stadium,\u201d he said. \u201cAll will be parked at the Gaborone Senior School grounds&#8230; shuttles to the stadium will be provided.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Botswana<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. This year\u2019s FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix has attracted leading athletes from across the world, including Olympic champions and elite sprinters, the meet spokesperson Calistus Kolantsho said. Among those confirmed are women\u2019s 200 meters Olympic champion Gabby Thomas, Africa\u2019s fastest man over 100 meters Ferdinand Omanyala, Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":83363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-83364","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>Global Stars Headline FNB Golden Grand Prix - Botswana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This year\u2019s FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix has attracted leading athletes from across the world, including Olympic ch ...\" \/>\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\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Global Stars Headline FNB Golden Grand Prix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This year\u2019s FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix has attracted leading athletes from across the world, including Olympic ch ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Botswana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-29T07:25:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-29T08:43:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/sm_1777439402.176304.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Global Stars Headline FNB Golden Grand Prix\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-29T07:25:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-29T08:43:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix\"},\"wordCount\":439,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/sm_1777439402.176304.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Botswana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/global-stars-headline-fnb-golden-grand-prix\",\"name\":\"Global Stars Headline FNB Golden Grand Prix - 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