Botswana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

Botswana at the
2018 Commonwealth Games

Flag of Botswana

CGF code| BOT
CGA| National Olympic Committee of Botswana
Website| bnoc.org.bw
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors| 26 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 16th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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* 1978
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* 1990
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* 2022
* 2026
* 2030

Botswana competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] It was Botswana's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

The Botswana team consisted of 27 athletes (16 men and 11 women) that competed in five sports.[2] However, Goitseone Seleka did not compete in any events. The goal for the team was to win eight medals.[3]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Isaac Makwala | Athletics | Men's 400 m | April 10
Gold | Amantle Montsho | Athletics | Women's 400 m | April 11
Gold | Isaac Makwala
Leaname Maotoanong
Onkabetse Nkobolo
Baboloki Thebe | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m Relay | April 14
Silver | Baboloki Thebe | Athletics | Men's 400 m | April 10
Bronze | Christine Botlogetswe
Loungo Matlhaku
Amantle Montsho
Galefele Moroko | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 m Relay | April 14

## Competitors

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

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 9 | 4 | 13
Boxing | 1 | 3 | 4
Lawn bowls | 5 | 2 | 7
Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 16 | 10 | 26

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Karabo Mothibi | 100 m | 10.42  | 4  | did not advance
200 m | DNS | did not advance
Pako Seribe | DNF | did not advance
Isaac Makwala | 400 m | 46.01  | 1 Q | 45.00  | 1 Q | 44.35  |
Karabo Sibanda | 46.15  | 2 Q | 46.26  | 4  | did not advance
Baboloki Thebe | 46.17  | 3 Q | 45.54  | 2 Q | 45.09  |
Nijel Amos | 800 m | 1:45.12  | 1 Q | —  | 1:48.45  | 8
Isaac Makwala
Leaname Maotoanong
Onkabetse Nkobolo
Baboloki Thebe | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.01  | 1 Q | —  | 3:01.78  |

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Goabaone Mosheleketi | Triple jump | 15.74  | 14  | did not advance

Women
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Loungo Matlhaku | 200 m | 24.05  | 5 q | 23.98  | 7  | did not advance
Christine Botlogetswe | 400 m | 51.73  | 2 Q | 51.41  | 2 Q | 51.17  | 4
Amantle Montsho | 51.20  | 1 Q | 51.26  | 2 Q | 50.15  |
Galefele Moroko | 53.28  | 2 Q | 54.27  | 6  | did not advance
Christine Botlogetswe
Loungo Matlhaku
Amantle Montsho
Galefele Moroko | 4 × 400 m relay | —  | 3:26.86  |

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Botswana participated with a team of 4 athletes (1 man and 3 women)

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final  | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Rajab Mahommed | Men's −52 kg | BYE  |  Irvine (NIR)
L 1 - 4  | did not advance
Lethabo Modukanele | Women's −48 kg | —  |  Benny (NZL)
L 0 - 5  | did not advance
Keamogetse Kenosi | Women's −57 kg | BYE  |  Walsh (NIR)
L RSC | did not advance
Aratwa Kasemang | Women's −60 kg | BYE  |  Garton (NZL)
L 0 - 5  | did not advance

## Lawn bowls

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Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Botswana will compete in Lawn bowls.[4]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
John Gaborutwe | Singles |  de Sousa (JER)
L 6-21  |  Bester (CAN)
L 4-21  |  Kelly (NIR)
L 13-21  |  Bazo (PNG)
L 18-21  |  McGreal (IOM)
L 13-21  | 6  | did not advance
Edwin Nyoka
Kiso Robert | Pairs |  New Zealand
L 8–27  |  Cook Islands
L 14–15  |  Fiji
L 11-25  |  England
L 9-24  |  Papua New Guinea
L 11-21  | 6  | did not advance
John Gaborutwe
Kabo Gaboutloeloe
Nixon Senna | Triples |  Brunei
W 17–16  |  Jersey
L 4–27  |  Australia
L 4-33  |  Fiji
L 12-19  | —  | 4  | did not advance
Kabo Gaboutloeloe
Edwin Nyoka
Kitso Robert
Nixon Senna | Fours |  Australia
L 5-21  |  India
L 9-16  |  Norfolk Island
L 8-11  |  South Africa
L 6-22  | —  | 5  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Nelly Senna | Singles |  McKerihen (CAN)
L 9–21  |  Mataio (COK)
L 18–21  |  Mbugua (KEN)
L 10-21  |  Anderson (NFI)
L 17-21  |  Wimp (PNG)
L 9-21  | 6  | did not advance
Lephai Modutlwa
Nelly Senna | Pairs |  Scotland
L 9-25  |  Brunei
L 17-19  |  Cook Islands
W 29-16  |  Malaysia
L 7-29  | —  | 4  | did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Botswana participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Naomi Ruele | 50 m backstroke | 29.18  | 12 Q | 29.17  | 13  | did not advance
100 m backstroke | 1:02.58  | 13 Q | 1:03.01  | 15  | did not advance

## Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Botswana participated with one athlete (one man).[5]

Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Kgotla Kgaswane | Men's −56 kg | 68  | 10  | 86  | 11  | 154  | 11

## See also

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* Botswana at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
2. ^ Kolantsho, Calistus (30 March 2018). "About the Botswana Commonwealth Games team". Mmegi. Gaborone, Botswana. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
3. ^ Rankwaila, Boineelo (15 March 2018). "CGB Targets 8 Medals at Gold Coast 2018". The Botswana Gazette. Gaborone, Botswana. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
4. ^ "Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). gc2018.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
5. ^ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

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Associations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Africa|

* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* South Africa
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Uganda
* Zambia

Americas|

* Bahamas
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Canada
* Falkland Islands
* Guyana
* Saint Helena

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Brunei
* India
* Malaysia
* Pakistan
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka

Caribbean|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* 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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