| Botswana at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | BOT |
| CGA | Botswana National Olympic Committee |
| Website | bnoc |
| in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Competitors | 24 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Opening: Closing: |
| Medals Ranked —th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Botswana competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, sending 24 athletes in five sports, including their first participation in squash.
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each. Five judges scored the fighters in real time and the boxer with the most points at the end was the winner.
Botswana competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Botswana was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising 21 sportspersons and xx officials.
Lechedzani Luza is a boxer from Botswana. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Luza took the silver medal. He took gold in 2004 at the 2nd Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gaborone, Botswana, finally defeating Madagascar's Georges Rakotoarimbelo. He went on to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but Morocco's Hicham Mesbahi eliminated him in the first round of the men's flyweight division.
Khumiso Stephen Ikgopoleng is a coach and former boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was eliminated in the second round of the men's featherweight division by Nigeria's Muideen Ganiyu.
Botswana competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, sending thirty-three athletes in four sports, including their first participation in badminton and boxing.
Botswana has competed in 11 Summer Olympics. Botswana's debut was at the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow. They have yet to compete in a Winter Olympics. Botswana won its inaugural medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Nijel Amos getting a silver in the 800m. The men's 4 x 400 relay team won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Botswana competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The African nation sent seventeen athletes in three sports. For the first time in their Commonwealth Games history, Botswana won multiple medals, capturing three, including two in boxing.
Ofentse Nato is a Motswana professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Township Rollers and Botswana national team.
Gilbert "Ghisto" Khunwane is a male retired boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the first round of the men's lightweight division by Mexico's eventual bronze medalist Cristian Bejarano.
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 9–10 August. It was won by the Bahamas.
Botswana competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics.
The boxing tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 24 July to 8 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. Thirteen events were staged, the same number as in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016. However, for the first time since the London Games, the programme has been updated, with the number of men's events reduced by two and the number of women's events increased by the same number.
Botswana competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The 2015–16 Botswana Premier League was the 51st season of the Botswana Premier League since its establishment in 1966. Township Rollers won their 13th league title after defeating Centre Chiefs, 5–1, in the championship playoff. The playoff was announced following controversy as to who the rightful champion was following a series of point deductions and appeals. Township Rollers were docked 10 points for using ineligible player Ofentse Nato, dropping from 70 points to 60 and into second place with the decision. Following a series of appeals by both Township Rollers and Centre Chiefs, the Botswana Football Association decided to hold a championship game at the National Stadium on June 15, although the match was later postponed and played on August 11 at Molepolole Stadium in Molepolole.
Gavin Mogopa is a Botswana judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 60 kg, where he was defeated by Pavel Petřikov in the second round.
Botswana competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Ofentse Bakwadi is a Botswana karateka. He represented Botswana at the 2019 African Games and he won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kata event.
Jorre Verstraeten is a Belgian judoka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the European Judo Championships in 2020 and 2022. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.
Rajab Otukile Mahommed is a Botswana boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He lost to Yuberjen Martínez of Colombia in the first round.
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