Oratile Nowe
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| Nationality | Botswana | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 800m: 1:59.69 (Cape Town, 2024) NR | |||||||||||||||||
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Oratile Nowe (born 20 May 2000) is a runner from Botswana. She is a multiple-time national champion and the national record holder over 800 metres.[1]
Career[edit]
Nowe grew up player football before focusing on athletics and competed as a long distance runner.[2] She is a member of Serowe Athletics Club.[3] She was second in the 5000 metres at the Botswana Games in 2015.[4]
In 2019, she won a silver medal at the 2019 African Games in Rabat in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay.[5]
She won the 800m at the Botswana Championships in May 2023 in Gaborone.[6] In August 2023, she set a national record time of 2:01.62 for the 800 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[7] At the championships she was also part of the Botswana women's 4x400m relay team.[8]
She ran 2:01.62 again to finish fifth at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra in March 2024.[9] At those championships she also won a bronze medal in the women’s 4x400m relay.[10] In April 2024, she ran a personal best 1:59.69 for the 800 metres in Cape Town.[11] This time was her first time under the two-minute barrier and set a new national record.[12]
In May 2024, she was nominated for Botswana Sportswoman of the Year.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oratile Nowe". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Nowe qualifies for Olympics by ranking". Guardiansun.co.bw. May 22, 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "NORTHERN ATHLETES IMPRESS IN FIRST COMPETITION OF YEAR". Daily News. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "YOUNG RUNNER PROVES METTLE". Daily News. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "African Games". World Athletics. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Botswana Championships". World Athletics. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "ATHLETICS Nakaayi, Orogot Progress to Semi-Finals". Pulse Sports. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Clear Prospects for Team Botswana at Budapest '23". Business Weekly. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Muyita, Joel (20 March 2024). "African Games 2023: Nakaayi bags silver in 800m final". kawowo. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "African Games". World Athletics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Charné Swart establishes herself as one of SA's best female 800m runners". up.ac.za. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Whitehead, Mosibodi (30 April 2024). "'What a classic race!' - Mphahlele and Tshite deliver another masterclass, while Nowe goes sub 2 minutes at Cape Milers". The Top Runner. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Botswana's Finest Athletes to Shine at 43rd Annual Sports Awards this Weekend". The Gazette. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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