Victor Ntweng

Victor Ntweng
Ntweng at the 2024 African Championships
Personal information
Full nameVictor Bonnye Ntweng
NationalityBotswana
Born (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 30)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400mH: 48.54 (Tokyo, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Botswana
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Douala400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2026 Accra400 m hurdles
African Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Accra400 m hurdles

Victor Bonnye Ntweng (born 1 December 1995) is a track and field athlete. He is a former national record holder over 400 metres hurdles for Botswana.

Biography

A member of Maun BDF athletics club he is coached by Kebonyemodisa Mosimanyane. Ntweng was initially a 400 metres flat runner before transitioning to 400m hurdles. He set a new national record time of 49.80 seconds for the 400m hurdles in 2022. He finished seventh at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics in Saint Pierre, Mauritius in June 2022. He was selected to represent Botswana at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

In February 2024, he lowered his personal best and national record to 49.14 seconds. He won a silver medal at the 2023 African Games in Accra in 49.38 seconds.

In June 2024, he won gold in the 400 metres hurdles at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, in the 400 metres hurdles.

He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025. Selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, he was a semi-finalist in the men's 400 metres hurdles, running a personal best 48.54 seconds in the preliminary round.

In May 2026, he won the silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana.

References

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  2. ↑ "Botswana: Mosimanyane - Man On Golden Mission". All.Africa. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Chepkoech sets championship record and Zango retains title at African Games". World Athletics. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Brume sails to fourth title as Bass Bittaye and Moraa win at African Championships in Douala". World Athletics. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "African Athletics Championships 2026: Lee Eppie leads Botswana charge as Day 3 delivers first medals for hosts Ghana". Olympics. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.