Oratile Nowe Explained

Oratile Nowe
Nationality:Botswana
Sport:Athletics
Event:Middle distance running
Birth Date:20 May 2000
Pb:800m: 1:59.69 (Cape Town, 2024) NR

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

Nowe 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 bronzemedal 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oratile Nowe. World Athletics. 16 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Nowe qualifies for Olympics by ranking. Guardiansun.co.bw. 16 June 2024. May 22, 2024.
  3. Web site: 16 June 2024. NORTHERN ATHLETES IMPRESS IN FIRST COMPETITION OF YEAR. Daily News. 19 March 2019.
  4. Web site: YOUNG RUNNER PROVES METTLE. Daily News. 16 June 2024. 13 December 2015.
  5. Web site: 26 August 2019. African Games. World Athletics. 16 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Botswana Championships. World Athletics. 16 June 2024. 23 May 2023.
  7. Web site: ATHLETICS Nakaayi, Orogot Progress to Semi-Finals. Pulse Sports. 16 June 2024. 23 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Clear Prospects for Team Botswana at Budapest '23. Business Weekly. 16 June 2024. 17 August 2023.
  9. Web site: African Games 2023: Nakaayi bags silver in 800m final. kawowo. 16 June 2024. Joel. Muyita. 20 March 2024.
  10. Web site: African Games. World Athletics. 16 June 2024. 18 March 2024.
  11. Web site: Charné Swart establishes herself as one of SA's best female 800m runners. 1 May 2024. up.ac.za. 16 June 2024.
  12. Web site: 'What a classic race!' - Mphahlele and Tshite deliver another masterclass, while Nowe goes sub 2 minutes at Cape Milers. The Top Runner. 16 June 2024. Mosibodi. 30 April 2024. Whitehead.
  13. Web site: Botswana's Finest Athletes to Shine at 43rd Annual Sports Awards this Weekend. The Gazette. 16 June 2024. 15 May 2024.