Botswana at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Botswana at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Botswana.svg
IOC code BOT
NOC Botswana National Olympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors13 in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Amantle Montsho
Rajab Mahommed
Flag bearer (closing) Anthony Pasela
Medals
Ranked 86th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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. [1] It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Isaac Makwala
Bayapo Ndori
Zibane Ngozi
Baboloki Thebe 		Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay August 7

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 639
Boxing 112
Swimming 101
Weightlifting 011
Total8513

Athletics

Botswana athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [2] [3]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Isaac Makwala 400 m 44.861 Q44.593 q44.947
Leungo Scotch 45.324 q45.565Did not advance
Nijel Amos 800 m 1:45.041 Q2:38.498 q1:46.418
Isaac Makwala
Bayapo Ndori
Zibane Ngozi
Baboloki Thebe 		4 × 400 m relay 2:58.332 Q—2:57.27Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Christine Botlogetswe 400 m 53.99 =SB8Did not advance
Galefele Moroko 55.89 =SB6Did not advance
Amantle Montsho DNFDid not advance

Boxing

Botswana entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time since London 2012. Keamogetse Kenosi scored an outright semifinal victory to secure a spot in the women's flyweight division at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal. [4] Rajab Otukile Mahommed completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Africa in the men's flyweight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Rajab Mahommed Men's flyweight Flag of Colombia.svg  Martínez  (COL)
L 0–5		Did not advance
Keamogetse Kenosi Women's featherweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Artingstall  (GBR)
L 0–5		Did not advance

Swimming

Botswana received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. [5]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
James Freeman Men's 200 m freestyle 1:52.8738Did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle 4:03.1035—Did not advance

Weightlifting

Botswana entered one female weightlifter for the first time into the Olympic competition. Magdeline Moyengwa topped the list of weightlifters from Africa in the women's 59 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Magdeline Moyengwa Women's –59 kg 701380DNF70DNF

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