Oratile Nowe

Oratile Nowe (born 20 May 2000) is a runner from Botswana. She is a multiple-time national champion and the national record holder over 800 metres.

Career
Nowe grew up player football before focusing on athletics and competed as a long distance runner. She is a member of Serowe Athletics Club. She was second in the 5000 metres at the Botswana Games in 2015.

In 2019, she won a silver medal at the 2019 African Games in Rabat in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay.

She won the 800m at the Botswana Championships in May 2023 in Gaborone. In August 2023, she set a national record time of 2:01.62 for the 800 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. At the championships she was also part of the Botswana women's 4x400m relay team.

She ran 2:01.62 again to finish fifth at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra in March 2024. At those championships she also won a bronze medal in the women’s 4x400m relay. In April 2024, she ran a personal best 1:59.69 for the 800 metres in Cape Town. This time was her first time under the two-minute barrier and set a new national record.

In May 2024, she was nominated for Botswana Sportswoman of the Year.