Botswana at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Botswana at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Botswana at the; 2022 Commonwealth Games
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CGF code	BOT
CGA	Botswana National Olympic Committee
Website	botswananoc.org
in Birmingham, England ; 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022
Competitors	33 (16 men and 17 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers	Bayapo Ndori ; Aratwa Kasemang
Medals ; Ranked =33rd	Gold0Silver1Bronze1Total2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Last updated September 28, 2023

Botswana competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.^[1] It was Botswana's 12th appearance at the Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Leungo Scotch Zibane Ngozi Anthony Pesela Bayapo Ndori Keitumetse Maitseo	Athletics	Men's 4 × 400 m relay	7 August
Bronze	Lethabo Modukanele	Boxing	Women's Minimumweight	6 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	8	6	14
Boxing	2	3	5
Cycling	2	0	2
Judo	1	1	2
Lawn bowls	0	4	4
Squash	0	2	2
Swimming	2	1	3
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	16	17	33

Athletics

A squad of seventeen athletes was confirmed as of 1 July 2022.^[2]

Men
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leungo Scotch	400 m	45.75	2 Q	46.33	3	Did not advance
Anthony Pesela		46.55	2 Q	47.63	7	Did not advance
Zibane Ngozi		46.34	1 Q	47.06	5	Did not advance
Tshepiso Masalela	800 m	1:49.12	5	—		Did not advance
Boitumelo Masilo	800 m	1:47.30	2 Q	—		1:49.35	8
Leungo Scotch Zibane Ngozi Anthony Pesela Bayapo Ndori Keitumetse Maitseo	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.11	1 Q	—		3:01.85

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Thapelo Monaiwa	Long jump	7.65	11 q	7.37	12

Women
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tsaone Sebele	100 m	11.52	3 Q	11.71	8	Did not advance
Oarabile Tshosa	100 m	11.40	2 Q	11.53	6	Did not advance
Christine Botlogetswe	400 m	54.60	6	Did not advance
Lydia Jele	400 m	53.24	4 q	55.09	8	Did not advance
Lydia Jele Thomphang Basele Motlatsi Rante Christine Botlogetswe	4 × 400 m relay	—		—		3:41.14	7

Boxing

A squad of five boxers was confirmed as of 1 July 2022.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rajab Mahommed	Men's Flyweight	—	Ariffin (MAS) W 5 - 0	Macdonald (ENG) L 0 - 5	Did not advance
George Molwantwa	Men's Featherweight	Kyobe (UGA) W 4 - 1	Mukuka (NZL) L 2 - 3	Did not advance
Lethabo Modukanele	Women's Minimumweight	—		Pushpakumari (SRI) W 4 - 0	Resztan (ENG) L 0 - 5	Did not advance
Keamogetse Kenosi	Women's Featherweight	—	Maya (MAW) W 5 - 0	Walsh (NIR) L 0 - 5	Did not advance
Aratwa Kasemang	Women's Lightweight	—	Bye	Ogunsemilore (NGR) L RSC	Did not advance

Cycling

A squad of two cyclists was confirmed as of 1 July 2022.^[2]

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Matlhogonolo Botlhole	Road race	DNF
Gontse Molefhe	Road race	DNF
Matlhogonolo Botlhole	Time trial	59:43.20	42

Mountain Biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Gontse Molefhe	Men’s cross-country	LAP

Judo

A squad of two judoka was confirmed as of 1 July 2022.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final/BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tirelo Lekoko	Men's -73 kg	Repiyallage (SRI) L00 - 10	Did not advance				9
Lauryn Pulamoeng	Women's +78 kg	Kana (KEN) L00 - 01	Did not advance				9

Lawn bowls

A squad of four bowlers was confirmed as of 1 July 2022.^[2]

Women

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Marea Modutlwa Tshenolo Moshokgo Lesego Motladiile	Triples	Scotland (SCO) L 5-25	Wales (WAL) D 16-16	Cook Islands (COK) L 13-15	4	Did not advance
Marea Modutlwa Tshenolo Moshokgo Boikhutso Mooketsi Lesego Motladiile	Fours	Australia (AUS) D 15-15	Scotland (SCO) W 21-11	Fiji (FIJ) L 16-17	2 Q	New Zealand (NZL) L 13-17	Did not advance

Squash

A squad of two players was confirmed as of 1 July 2022.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Leungo Katse	Women's singles	Chisenga (ZAM) W3 - 0	King (NZL) L0 - 3	Did not advance
Naomi Phatsima	Women's singles	Haywood (BAR) L0 - 3	Did not advance
Leungo Katse Naomi Phatsima	Women's doubles	—	West / Pitcairn (CAY) L 0 - 2	Did not advance

Swimming

A squad of three swimmers was confirmed as of 1 July 2022.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adrian Robinson	50 m freestyle	24.57	41	Did not advance
	50 m breaststroke	28.96	23	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:03.13	17	Did not advance
James Freeman	100 m freestyle	51.37	25	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	1:50.62	21	—		Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	3:57.56	15	—		Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	Did not start		—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maxine Egner	50 m freestyle	27.24	28	Did not advance
Maxine Egner	100 m freestyle	58.46	26	Did not advance

Weightlifting

One weightlifter qualified through his position in the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (as of 9 March 2022).^[4]^[5]

Athlete	Event	Weight lifted		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & jerk	Total	Rank
Kgotla Kgaswane	Men's 55 kg	70 kg	101 kg	171 kg	9

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References

↑ Barker, Philip (9 December 2021). "Queen's Baton Relay visits South Africa, Botswana and St Helena". Inside the Games . Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "BIRMINGHAM 2022 - TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT". BNOC (Facebook). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
↑ "Our Flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony left : Aratwa Kasemang [Boxing], right:Bayapo Ndori [Athletics]". www.facebook.com/. Botswana National Olympic Committee. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
↑ IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final) (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
↑ Molebatsi, Sesha (22 March 2022). "Kgaswane qualifies for Commonwealth weightlifting games". WeekendPost. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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[1] Barker, Philip (9 December 2021). "Queen's Baton Relay visits South Africa, Botswana and St Helena". Inside the Games . Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[os-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "BIRMINGHAM 2022 - TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT". BNOC (Facebook). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

[3] "Our Flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony left : Aratwa Kasemang [Boxing], right:Bayapo Ndori [Athletics]". www.facebook.com/. Botswana National Olympic Committee. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[4] IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final) (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[5] Molebatsi, Sesha (22 March 2022). "Kgaswane qualifies for Commonwealth weightlifting games". WeekendPost. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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v t e Associations at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Africa	Botswana Cameroon Eswatini Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Tanzania Uganda Zambia
Americas	Bahamas Belize Bermuda Canada Falkland Islands Guyana Saint Helena
Asia	Bangladesh Brunei India Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Barbados British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Dominica Grenada Jamaica Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands
Europe	Cyprus England Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Malta Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Oceania	Australia Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Nauru New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

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