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

Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...

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 ...

. She competed at the

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

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

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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 slight ...

– 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 21st-century Botswana sportswomen 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 Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Botswana Olympic female sprinters Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Botswana-athletics-bio-stub