Botswana at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Botswana at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Botswana.svg
IOC code BOT
NOC Botswana National Olympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors12 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Nijel Amos [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Botswana competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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Botswana National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 12 athletes, 9 men and 3 women, were selected to compete only in athletics, judo, and swimming. The nation's team was relatively larger by two-thirds of its size from London 2012, where Botswana registered only four athletes. [2]

Among the Botswana athletes on the team were freestyle swimmer Naomi Ruele, and middle-distance runner Nijel Amos, who built a historic milestone as the nation's first ever Olympic medalist, earning a silver in the men's 800 metres. The most successful athlete from London 2012, Amos was selected to lead the team as Botswana's flag bearer into the opening ceremony. [1]

Botswana, however, left Rio de Janeiro without a single medal, failing to reproduce it from the previous Games. The men's 4 × 400 m relay squad, led by top sprinter Isaac Makwala, came close to adding another medal for Botswana, but finished fifth in the final. [3]

Athletics

Botswana athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [4] [5] [6]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Isaac Makwala 400 m 45.913 Q46.608did not advance
Karabo Sibanda 45.563 Q44.473 q44.255
Baboloki Thebe 45.413 QDNSdid not advance
Nijel Amos 800 m 1:50.467did not advance
Boitumelo Masilo 1:48.486did not advance
Nijel Amos
Isaac Makwala
Leaname Maotoanong
Onkabetse Nkobolo
Karabo Sibanda
Baboloki Thebe 		4 × 400 m relay 2:59.35 NR 3 Q—2:59.06 NR 5
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Christine Botlogetswe 400 m 52.374did not advance
Lydia Jele 52.244did not advance

Judo

Botswana received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's extra-lightweight category (60 kg) to the Olympics, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. [7]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Gavin Mogopa Men's −60 kg ByeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petříkov  (CZE)
L 000–110		did not advance

Swimming

Botswana received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the second time in history (the first being done in 2008). [8] [9] [10] [11]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
David van der Colff Men's 100 m backstroke 57.7735did not advance
Naomi Ruele Women's 50 m freestyle 26.2347did not advance

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Naomi Ruele is a Botswana swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she ranked at #47 with a time of 26.23 seconds. She also swims for Florida International University, and has been named the Conference USA swimmer of the year with wins in the 50 free in a time of 22.11, 100 free in a time of 48.45 and 100 back in a time of 52.42.

References

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  2. ↑ Mouwane, Tumelo (23 May 2016). "Two More Athletes Qualify For Rio". Mmegi . Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Klein, Alyssa (20 August 2016). "Botswana Came Heartbreakingly Close to Winning a Medal in the Men's 4×400 Relay". OkayAfrica.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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  5. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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