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Revision as of 10:25, 9 July 2021

Botswana at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBOT
NOCBotswana National Olympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors10 in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Botswana is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It will be the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 6 3 9
Boxing 1 1 2
Weightlifting 0 1 1
Total 6 4 12

Athletics

Botswana athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Isaac Makwala Men's 200 m
Men's 400 m
Leungo Scotch Men's 400 m
Nijel Amos Men's 800 m
 
 
 
 
Men's 4 × 400 m relay
Christine Botlogetswe Women's 400 m
Galefele Moroko
Amantle Montsho

Boxing

Botswana entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time since London 2012. Keamogetse Kenosi scored an outright semifinal victory to secure a spot in the women's flyweight division at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.[4] Rajab Otukile Mahommed completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Africa in the men's flyweight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rajab Otukile Mahommed Men's flyweight
Keamogetse Kenosi Women's featherweight

Weightlifting

Botswana weightlifters qualified for one quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.[5]

Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Magdeline Moyengwa –59 kg

References

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Boxing Olympic Qualification – Dakar: Day 7 As It Happened". Olympic Channel. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ Tokyo 2020 Qualification (Weightlifting)

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