Thato Batshegi

Last updated

Thato Batshegi
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Born (1988-04-27) April 27, 1988 (age 35)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Featherweight
ClubDinotshi Boxing Club

Thato Batshegi (born 27 April 1988) is an Olympic boxer from Botswana. [1] Batshegi competed at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. At the 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament, Batshegi lost to Kenyan Nick Okoth in the gold medal match, but still qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2] At the Olympics 2008, he was defeated 4:14 by Georgia's Nikoloz Izoria.

Related Research Articles

Andrew Singh Kooner is a Canadian boxer and trainer, currently living in Toronto.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khumiso Ikgopoleng</span> Botswana boxer

Khumiso Stephen Ikgopoleng is a coach and former boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was eliminated in the second round of the men's featherweight division by Nigeria's Muideen Ganiyu.

Bongani Mwelase is a South African former boxer who became the 2006 Commonwealth amateur champion at welterweight.

The 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from 24 March to 29 March 2008 in Windhoek, Namibia. It was held at the Gymnasium Hall of the University of Namibia.

Olanrewaju Durodola is a Nigerian professional boxer who has held the African cruiserweight title since February 2020, and previously the WBC Silver cruiserweight title from 2015 to 2016. As an amateur he competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2009 World Championships, both at heavyweight.

Cassius Chiyanika is a Zambian amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richarno Colin</span> Mauritian boxer (born 1987)

Louis Richarno Colin is a Mauritian boxer best known to be All Africa champ 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Cuba competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. As of 8 August 2008, 165 Cuban athletes had qualified to compete in 16 sports. The country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was wrestler Mijaín López.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Mauritius competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Bruno Julie won Mauritius's first ever medal (bronze) in boxing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Morocco competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Botswana at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Botswana competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Cameroon competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dominican Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Dominican Republic competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ghana at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ghana competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Kenya competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Kenya won a total of 14 medals, 6 of them gold, its best ever performance at the Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Nigeria competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uganda at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Uganda competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Uganda sent a delegation of eleven competitors, who took part in four sports.

The 2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Gaborone, Botswana from March 15 to March 22, 2004. It was the second and last chance for amateur boxers from Africa to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece, except for the heavyweight and super heavyweight division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohamed Flissi</span> Algerian boxer (born 1990)

Mohamed Flissi is an Algerian boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also qualified to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Qualification for the boxing events at the 2016 Summer Olympics is based on the APB and WSB World Rankings, APB and WSB World and Olympic Qualifier, the 2015 World Championships, and the 2016 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. For the women's events, qualification is based only on the 2016 Women's World Championships. For both men and women, each boxer is selected to compete for the Games through the four Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to be held in 2016.

References