 Haingura in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Botswana | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:43.94 (Pretoria, 2024) 1500m: 3:48.79 (Gaborone, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kethobogile Haingura (born 14 December 1998) is a Botswana middle distance runner. In 2024, he became national champion over 1500 metres. [1]
A member of Maun Track and Field Club, [2] he finished in second place at the Botswana National championships in 2022 over 800 metres in Francistown. [3] In March 2023, he finished third over 800 metres at the Botswanan Golden Grand Prix. [4] In May 2023, he was runner-up over 800 metres and 1500 metres at the Botswana national championships in Gaborone. [5] [6]
He lowered his personal best over 800 metres to 1:45.53 in Tshwane in March 2024. [7] He won the 800m at the Athletics South Africa grand prix meet in Pretoria in March 2024 with a time of 1:43.94 [8] The time met the 2024 Paris Olympics qualifying standard, [9] [10] and was the fastest 800m ever run in South Africa. [11]
In May 2024, he won the Botswana National Championships over 1500 metres in Gabarone. [12] In June 2024, he won silver in the 800 metres at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. [13] He competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024. [14]
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