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Botswana athlete (born 2000)
Oratile Nowe
Personal information
NationalityBotswana
Born (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMiddle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 1:59.69 (Cape Town, 2024) NR
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Botswana
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 4x400m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra 4x400m relay

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.

Career

Nowe grew up playing football before focusing on athletics, and competed as a long distance runner. She is a member of Serowe Athletics Club. She was second in the 5000 metres at the Botswana Games in 2015.

In 2019, she won a silver medal at the 2019 African Games in Rabat in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay.

She won the 800m at the Botswana Championships in May 2023 in Gaborone. 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. At the championships she was also part of the Botswana women's 4x400m relay team.

She ran 2:01.62 again to finish fifth at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra in March 2024. At those championships she also won a bronze medal in the women’s 4x400m relay. In April 2024, she ran a personal best 1:59.69 for the 800 metres in Cape Town. This time was her first time under the two-minute barrier and set a new national record.

In May 2024, she was nominated for Botswana Sportswoman of the Year. She competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.

References

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  12. 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.
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  14. "Women's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.


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