Yateya Kambepera (born 2 May 1993) is a

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 Kalahar ...

sprinter. He won the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

and

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 ...

at the Botswana National Championships at

University of Botswana Stadium University of Botswana Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Gaborone, Botswana, owned by the University of Botswana. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Uniao Flamengo Santos F.C. Uniao Flamengo Santos is a As ...

on 21 April 2012. In the 100, he beat previous record holder

Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ambrose Ngwigwa (born 9 July 1985 in Serowe) is a Botswana sprinter. He won the bronze medal over 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a personal best and national junior record of 45.97 seconds. O ...

to set a new national record, with 10.36 seconds.

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* 1993 births Living people People from North-West District (Botswana) Botswana male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Botswana {{Botswana-athletics-bio-stub