Christine Ayanda Botlogetswe (born 1 October 1995) is a sprinter from

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kal ...

who competes primarily in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

. She competed at the

2016 Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, running a non-qualifying 52.37 in the first round. She runs for the Orapa Athletics Club and is coached by

Justice Dipeba Justice Dipeba (born 3 December 1973) is an Olympic athlete from Botswana who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He competed at the Men's 200 metres event representing Botswana. However, he was placed 5th at 21.09 in Heat 10, and thus did no ...

, who also coaches

Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala (born 24 September 1985) is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Career He was the gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games in 2018. He has also won continental titles at the distance, winning at the 2015 ...

, the seventh fastest man in history. She qualified to represent Botswana at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 25.75 (+0.2 m/s, Marrakesh 2014) *

– 51.17 (Gold Coast 2018)

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Video of Botlogetswe running lead off leg for Botswana at the 2015 Penn Relays
1995 births Living people Botswana female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Botswana African Games silver medalists for Botswana African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Botswana Olympic female sprinters Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Botswana-athletics-bio-stub