Botswana at the 2019 African Games

Botswana competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.[1] In total 103 athletes represented Botswana at the games.[2] Athletes representing Botswana won five gold medals, three silver medals and six bronze medals and the country finished in 13th place in the medal table.

Botswana at the 2019 African Games
Flag of Botswana
IOC code	BOT
NOC	Botswana National Olympic Committee
in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019
Competitors	103 (60 men and 43 women) in 12 sports
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 6 Total 14
African Games appearances (overview)
1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Medal summary

Medal table

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Leungo Scotch Athletics Men's 400 metres 28 August  Gold Galefele Moroko Athletics Women's 400 metres 28 August  Gold Zibani Ngozi Ditiro Nzamani Onkabetse Nkobolo Leungo Scotch Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 29 August  Gold Mohamed Otukile Boxing Men's flyweight (52 kg) 29 August  Gold Keamogetse Kenosi Boxing Women's featherweight (57 kg) 29 August  Silver Naomi Ruele Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke 24 August  Silver Aratwa Kasemang Boxing Women's lightweight (60 kg) 29 August  Silver Oarabile Babolayi Oratile Nowe Amantle Montsho Galefele Moroko Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay 30 August  Bronze Karabo Kula Taekwondo Women's -46 kg 21 August  Bronze Naomi Ruele Swimming Women's 50 metres backstroke 23 August  Bronze Ofentse Bakwadi Karate Men Kata individual 26 August  Bronze Men's team Karate Men Kata team 26 August  Bronze Men's team Karate Men Kumite team 26 August  Bronze Women's team Karate Women Kata team 26 August

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 3 1 0 4 Boxing 2 1 0 3 Karate 0 0 4 4 Swimming 0 1 1 2 Taekwondo 0 0 1 1 Total 5 3 6 14

Athletics

Nijel Amos and Isaac Makwala were scheduled to compete at the 2019 African Games.[1] Amantle Montsho will also represent Botswana in athletics.[3]

Leungo Scotch won the men's 400 metres event and Galefele Moroko won the women's 400 metres event.[4]

Boxing

Nine athletes were scheduled to compete in boxing.

Boxers representing Botswana won two gold medals and one silver medal and the country finished 2nd in the boxing medal table.[5]

Chess

Botswana is scheduled to compete in chess.[3] Four chess players are scheduled to compete: Phemelo Khetho, Providence Oatlhotse, Onkemetse Linda Francis and Refilwe Tsutsu Gabatshwana.

Cycling

Botswana competed in events in both road cycling and mountain bike cycling.[3]

Judo

Thato Lebang, Tirelo Lekoko, Edwin Sello, Letlhogile Tsheko, Gwafila Tema, Happy Taukobong, Victoria Leagajang and Lucky Mabaka will represent Botswana in judo.[3]

Karate

Botswana competed in karate.[3] In total athletes representing Botswana won four bronze medals.[6]

Swimming

Six athletes represented Botswana in swimming.[3][7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Solomon Dzingai	50 m freestyle	26.40	33	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	57.56	27	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:19.05	16	Did not advance
Ethan Fischer	50 m breaststroke	31.71	21	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:08.72	15	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:36.13	15	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:06.23	28	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:23.52	10	Did not advance
Kitso Matija	50 m freestyle	26.03	32	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	55.60	24	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	27.77	27	Did not advance
Adrian Robinson	50 m breaststroke	28.97	8 Q	28.88	7
	100 m breaststroke	1:03.84	8 Q	1:03.43	7
	200 m breaststroke	2:35.91	14	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	59.12	22	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:16.13	8 Q	2:14.83	8
Kitso Matija Ethan Fischer Solomon Dzingai Adrian Robinson	4×100 m freestyle relay	N/A		3:49.93	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Caitlin Loo	50 m freestyle	29.63	24	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	1:07.70	18	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:23.08	12	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	31.48	16	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:11.04	13	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:47.62	9 QR	2:47.51	8
	200 m individual medley	DSQ		Did not advance
Naomi Ruele	50 m freestyle	26.74	7 Q	Withdrawn
	100 m freestyle	58.77	6 Q	59.30	6
	50 m backstroke	29.62	2 Q	29.22
	100 m backstroke	1:05.29	3 Q	1:02.62

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kitso Matija Naomi Ruele Caitlin Loo Adrian Robinson	4×100 m freestyle relay	3:58.76	9 QR	3:57.66	8
Naomi Ruele Adrian Robinson Caitlin Loo Kitso Matija	4×100 m medley relay	4:15.65	5 Q	4:16.45	7

Taekwondo

Botswana competed in Taekwondo.[3] Two athletes represented Botswana: Karabo Kula and Wardell Ernest Samothsozo. Kula won the bronze medal in the women's –46 kg event.[8]

Tennis

Denzel Seetso, Mark Nawa, Tshegofatso Tsiang and Ekua Refilwe Youri will represent Botswana in tennis.[3]

Volleyball

In June 2019 Botswana women's national volleyball team competed in the women's tournament at the 2019 African Games.[9] The men's team was also scheduled to compete but ultimately did not compete.[10]

Weightlifting

Botswana is scheduled to compete in weightlifting.[3] Four athletes are scheduled to compete: Bokang Alphius Kagiso, Kgotla Alphius Kgaswane, Magdeline Moyengwa and Dikabelo Solomon.

See also

• Botswana at the African Games

References

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