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Botswana competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Botswana at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BOT |
NOC | Botswana National Olympic Committee |
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
Competitors | 12 in 2 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Letsile Tebogo & Maxine Egner |
Flag bearer (closing) | Letsile Tebogo & Oratile Nowe |
Officials | Oreeditse Marakakgoro (chef de mission) |
Medals Ranked 55th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Botswana National Olympic Committee appointed Oreeditse Marakakgoro as the nation's chef de mission for Paris 2024.[1]
Letsile Tebogo won Botswana's first ever Olympic gold medal after winning the men's 200 metres, also becoming the first African to win the title.[2]
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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Botswana track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Letsile Tebogo | Men's 100 m | 10.01 | 2 Q | — | 9.91 | 2 Q | 9.86 NR | 6 | |
Men's 200 m | 20.10 | 1 Q | — | 19.96 | 1 Q | 19.46 AR | |||
Busang Kebinatshipi | Men's 400 m | 44.45 PB | 3 Q | Bye | 44.43 PB | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Bayapo Ndori | 44.87 | 2 Q | Bye | 44.43 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Leungo Scotch | 45.28 | 5 | 45.33 | 2 q | 45.16 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Tshepiso Masalela | Men's 800 m | 1.45:58 | 3 Q | Bye | 1:45.33 | 2 Q | 1:42.82 PB | 7 | |
Kethobogile Haingura | 1:46.46 | 7 | 1:45.52 | 1 Q | 1:44.95 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Tumo Nkape | 1.46:99 | 6 | 1:45.57 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
Victor Ntweng | Men's 400 m hurdles | 49.59 | 5 | 48.88 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Busang Kebinatshipi Bayapo Ndori Anthony Pesela Letsile Tebogo |
Men's 4 × 400 m relay | 2:57.76 SB | 1 Q | — | 2:54.53 NR | ||||
Oratile Nowe | Women's 800 m | 2:01.00 | 6 | 2:03.29 | 5 | Did not advance |
Botswana sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Adrian Robinson | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.79 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
Maxine Egner | Women's 100 m freestyle | 58.98 | 27 | Did not advance |
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
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