| Botswana at the 2021 Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BOT |
| in Chengdu, China 28 July 2023 – 8 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 10 (5 men and 5 women) |
| Medals |
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| Summer World University Games appearances | |
Botswana competed at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China held from 28 July to 8 August 2023. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tshotlego Freaky | 400 metres hurdles | 52.52 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Itumeleng James | 800 metres | 1:51.68 SB | 15 q | Did not start | Did not advance | ||
| Phenyo Majama | 200 metres | 21.46 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 metres | 47.47 | 19 q | 47.40 SB | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Thuto Masasa | 100 metres | 10.40 | 4 Q | 10.39 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tebogo Moepeng | Long jump | 7.35 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Golekanye Chikani | 200 metres | 24.73 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 metres | 55.79 | 15 q | 54.86 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Tshepang Manyika | 100 metres | 12.59 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
| Boitshepo Moloi | 100 metres | 12.22 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metres | 25.47 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||
| Motlatsi Rante | 400 metres | 56.07 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Lone Madzimule Motlatsi Rante Golekanye Chikani Boitshepo Moloi | 4 × 100 metres relay | Disqualified | — | Did not advance | |||
| — | 4 × 400 metres relay | Did not start | |||||
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It is connected by the Kazungula Bridge to Zambia, across the world's shortest border between two countries.
Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance.
Gaborone is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
The Botswana Defence Force Air Arm is the air force of the Botswana Defence Force.
Botswana competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
The Botswana national football team was founded in 1970 to represent Botswana in association football and is governed by the Botswana Football Association (BFA). It qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Botswana participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
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Visitors to Botswana require a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
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The Botswana Chess Championship is organized by the Botswana Chess Federation, which was founded in 1982.
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