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, 1000 metres, and 1500 metres.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Botswana |
| Born | 20 May 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800m: 1:56.76 (Chorzów, 2025) NR 1000m: 2:40.87 (Pretoria, 2024) NR 1500m: 4:11.50 (Pretoria, 2025) NR |
Medal record | |
Biography
editNowe grew up playing 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] She competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[14]
On 12 April 2025, she improved her own national record to 1:58.96 in Gaborone.[15][16] She ran a new personal best of 1:58.47 in the 800 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on 31 May 2025.[17] She placed sixth over 800 metres in June 2025 in Stockholm at the 2025 BAUHAUS-galan event, part of the 2025 Diamond League.[18] She set a national record of 1:57.49 to finish in second place in the 800 metres at the Golden Spike Ostrava on 24 June.[19] She set a new national record at the 2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, in Poland, with a run of 1:56.76 to finish third behind Lilian Odira and Keely Hodgkinson in the 800 metres.[20] On 20 August, she placed fifth over 800 metres at the 2025 Athletissima in wet conditions in Lausanne.[21]
In September 2025, she was a semi-finalist in the women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[22]
In May 2026, she won the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana.[23] Later that month, she finished fourth in the 800 metres in the 2026 Diamond League meeting in Rabat.[24]
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.
- ↑ "Women's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ↑ "Tebogo, Simbine and Muhammad impress in Gaborone". World Athletics. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ "Tebogo, Ndori and Nowe shine at FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix 2025 – Athletics Africa". www.athletics.africa. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ "Nene smashes 44-second barrier in Nairobi". World Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "Results - Stockholm Diamond League Bauhaus Galan 2025". Watch Athletics. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ "Duplantis and Koech among meeting record-breakers in Ostrava". World Athletics. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Results - Silesia Diamond League Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Results - Athletissima Lausanne Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 Sep 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "African Athletics Championships 2026: Lee Eppie leads Botswana charge as Day 3 delivers first medals for hosts Ghana". Olympics. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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