11 Mar 2026

Spectators should brace themselves to see top athletes from Poland, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Lesotho and Botswana in action at the Lefika International Relays slated for March 28 at the National Stadium.

Botswana, Zambia, Nigeria and South Africa are expected to field athletes in the 4x100m (women) while Botswana, Zambia and Nigeria will take part in the 4x100m (men) category. So far, the 4x100m mixed relay line up is made up of Botswana, Zambia, Nigeria, South Africa and Poland. 

Botswana will line up in the 4x400m for women and men categories with Zambia and Nigeria, while Lesotho will field a team in the 4x400 mixed together with Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Nigeria.

In an interview, Lefika Athletics Club secretary, Dineo Basitang said this year’s event would be big as more countries were yet to confirm.  In the last edition, she said they only featured two countries. 

The event, she said would be used a qualifier for World Athletics Relays, adding that countries also hoped to use the event to gauge their readiness for the May 2-3 event in Gaborone. She further said the Lefika relays would be used a dry run for the World Athletics Relays. 

 “We are expecting the World Athletics Relays to assess referees, volunteers and all their logistics to identify as to which areas need more attention,” she said. 

While preparations were going well, she said they faced challenges of lack of sponsors.  She said tickets were already on sale online and the VVIP stand is P500, premium P200 and P50 other stands. BOPA