Botswana at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Botswana at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	BOT
CGA	Botswana National Olympic Committee
Website	bnoc.org.bw
in Glasgow, Scotland
Competitors	18 [1] in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Nigel Amos [2]
Medals Ranked =20th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Botswana competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 3, 2014. ^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Nijel Amos	Athletics	Men's 800 metres	July 31

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

In the women's 400 metres final, Botswana's Amantle Montsho placed fourth; she was subsequently suspended after failing a doping test. ^[4]

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Isaac Makwala	400 m	45.33	1 Q	45.57	9	did not advance
Pako Seribe		46.64	19 Q	47.43	21	did not advance
Nijel Amos	800 m	1:50.56	15 Q	1:45.65	1 Q	1:45.18

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kabelo Kgosiemang	High jump	2.20	1 q	2.21	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Amantle Montsho	400 m	DSQ - Doping

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Gaone Tawana	Singles	D Font  (WAL) L 0 - 2	did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mooketsi Lekgetho	Light flyweight	Bye	Keama  (PNG) L 0 - 3	did not advance
Oteng Oteng	Flyweight	Bye	Blackman  (BAR) W KO2	McFadden  (SCO) L 0 - 3	did not advance
Kagiso Bagwasi	Light welterweight	Taylor  (SCO) L 0 - 3	did not advance
Mmusi Tswiige	Welterweight	Paneng  (LES) W 3 - 0	Morgan  (NZL) L 1 - 2	did not advance
Thabang Motsewabeng	Light heavyweight	Ochola  (KEN) L 1 - 2	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Keneilwe Rakhudu	Lightweight	Bye	Machongua  (MOZ) L 1 - 2	did not advance
Pearl Morake	Middleweight	Bye	Marshall  (ENG) L 0 - 3	did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Memory Zikhale	-70 kg	S Huidrom  (IND) L 0000-1000	did not advance

Squash

Main article: Squash at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Individual

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Alister Walker	Men's Singles	Bye	D Gunawardena  (SRI) W 3-0	C Stafford  (CAY) W 3-1	I Yuen  (MAS) L 1-3	did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Thobo Matlhatsi	Singles	Muturi  (KEN) L 0 - 4	Powell  (AUS) L 0 - 4	—	3	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Boitshwarelo Butale	Singles	Sheikh  (PAK) L 2 - 4	Akpan  (NGR) L 0 - 4	—	3	did not advance
Magdeline Tshepiso Rebatenne	Singles	Kwabi  (GHA) L 1 - 4	Edghill  (GUY) L 0 - 4	—	3	did not advance
Boitshwarelo Butale Magdeline Tshepiso Rebatenne	Doubles	—				Trinidad and Tobago L 0 - 3	did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Boitshwarelo Butale Thobo Matlhatsi	Mixed Doubles	Guyana W w/o	Canada L 0 - 3	did not advance

References

1. "Botswana Nation's Athletes". Glasgow 2014. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
2. Butler, Nick; Osborne, Paul (23 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: The Opening Ceremony from Celtic Park". Insidethegames. Glasgow, Scotland . Retrieved 23 July 2014.
3. "The Commonwealth Games Associations". www.glasgow2014.com/. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
4. "BBC Sport - Glasgow 2014: Amantle Montsho fails doping test after 400m final". BBC News. BBC News. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.