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 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors	33 (16 men and 17 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers	Bayapo Ndori Aratwa Kasemang
Medals Ranked =33rd	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
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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.

A team of 36 athlete will represent Botswana, the largest ever team the country has sent to the Commonwealth Games. ^[2] However, only 33 athletes competed.

Bayapo Ndori and Aratwa Kasemang were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. ^[3]

Medalists

Main article: 2022 Commonwealth Games medal table

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

Main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		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		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
		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
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tsaone Sebele	100 m	11.52	3 Q	11.71	8	Did not advance
Oarabile Tshosa		11.40	2 Q	11.53	6	Did not advance
Christine Botlogetswe	400 m	54.60	6	Did not advance
Lydia Jele		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

Main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		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

Main article: Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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		DNF
Matlhogonolo Botlhole	Time trial	59:43.20	42

Mountain Biking

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

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final/BM
		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

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Women

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

Squash

Main article: Squash at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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
		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		Haywood  (BAR) L0 - 3	Did not advance
Leungo Katse Naomi Phatsima	Women's doubles	—	West / Pitcairn  (CAY) L 0 - 2	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Men

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

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

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
		Snatch	Clean & jerk
Kgotla Kgaswane	Men's 55 kg	70 kg	101 kg	171 kg	9

References

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.
2. "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.

External links

• Botswana National Olympic Committee Official site