Kemorena Tisang

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Kemorena Tisang
Personal information
Born (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 30)
Botswana
Sport
Country Botswana
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 110 metres hurdles, 400 metres hurdles
Club Botswana Athletics Association
Achievements and titles
World finals
  • 2025 Tokyo
    • 400 m hurdles, qualified
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Accra 400 metres hurdles
African Championships in Athletics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Douala 400 metres hurdles

Kemorena Tisang (born 25 April 1995) is a Botswanan track and field athlete specializing in the 110 m hurdles and 400 m hurdles. He is a multiple-time national champion and has earned medals in the 400 m hurdles at major African competitions.

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Career

Continental Competitions

At the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana, Tisang claimed the bronze medal in the men's 400 m hurdles, marking a historic result for Botswana in hurdles events.

At the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon, he improved to win the silver medal in the same event.

National Championships & Records

At the Debswana BAA National Championships in Gaborone, Tisang accomplished a hurdles double. He won the 110 m hurdles in 13.90 s and broke the Botswana national record in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 48.76 s. [3]

Personal Best & World Championships Qualification

On 9 August 2025, at the IFAM Oordegem meet in Belgium, Tisang clocked a personal best and new Botswana national record of 48.42 s in the 400 m hurdles, earning qualification for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. [4]

Personal Bests

Summary

Kemorena Tisang has elevated Botswana's presence in hurdles on both national and continental stages. He holds the national records in both 110 m and 400 m hurdles, earned podium finishes at the African Games and Championships, and qualified for the 2025 World Championships with a standout performance in Belgium.

References

  1. "TISANG MAKES IT DOUBLE AT THE NATIONALS". Africa-Press (Botswana). May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  2. "Tisang in dreamland after Tokyo qualification". Mmegi Online . 15 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. "TISANG MAKES IT DOUBLE AT THE NATIONALS". Africa-Press (Botswana). May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  4. "Tisang in dreamland after Tokyo qualification". Mmegi Online . 15 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  5. "TISANG MAKES IT DOUBLE AT THE NATIONALS". Africa-Press (Botswana). May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. "Tisang in dreamland after Tokyo qualification". Mmegi Online . 15 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
Sporting positions