On This Day 33 Years Ago – Amantle Montsho was born with a passion to win!

On 4th July 1983 Amantle Montsho was born in Maun, Botswana to Victor Nkape and Janet Montsho. Life was quite a struggle for the family - particularly when Janet left the family home after two years leaving Amantle in the the loving care of her father though she did meet her mother regularly throughout her childhood. Victor had been a talented distance runner but did not imagine for a moment that his daughter would one day inspire the women of Botswana with her success in a World Championship Read more [...]

On This Day 33 Years Ago – First American women in space returned safely to Earth!

On 24th June 1983 the first American woman in space returned safely to Earth in the Challenger space shuttle after a successful six-day flight. Sally Ride, aged 32, captured the media's attention over the weeks leading up to blast-off on 19th June as the public realised history was in the making. Read more [...]   Read more [...]