Obakeng Kamberuka
Botswana athlete (born 2003)
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Obakeng Kamberuka (born 8 September 2003) is a sprinter from Botswana. She became Botswana national champion in 2026 and was a silver medalist in the 400 metres at the 2026 African Championships. That year, she became the Botswana national record holder in the 200 metres.[1]
Biography
In August 2023, she ran as part of the Botswana relay team at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[2][3]
In March 2024, she was a silver medalist in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay,[4][5] and a bronze medalist in the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana.[6] She ran as part of the Botswana Mixed 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[7] She was a bronze medalist that summer in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.[8]
In April 2026, she ran a personal best 50.97 seconds to win the 400 metres title at the 2026 Botswana Championships.[9][10] In May 2026, she represented Botswana at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, and was part of the mixed 4 × 400 m relay team which set a new national record of 3:13.51.[11][12] She also ran in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the championships.[13] Later that month, she was a silver medalist in the 400 metres at the 2026 African Championships in Accra.[14][15] The following month, she set a Botswana national record in the 200 metres with 22.79 seconds in Gaborone.[16] In July, she was a finalist in the 400 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[17]
