Botswana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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.

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
Competitors	26 in 5 sports
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 5
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
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

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
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

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		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	N/A	1:48.45	8
Isaac Makwala Leaname Maotoanong Onkabetse Nkobolo Baboloki Thebe	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.01	1 Q	N/A	3:01.78

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Goabaone Mosheleketi	Triple jump	15.74	14	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		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	N/A	3:26.86

Boxing

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
		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	N/A	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

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
		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	N/A	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	N/A	5	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		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	N/A	4	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Botswana participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		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

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

See also

• Botswana at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

References

1. "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 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.