Botswana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Botswana at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Botswana at the; 2018 Commonwealth Games
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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 3 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 5
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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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.

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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

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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Karabo Mothibi	100 m	10.42	4	did not advance
Karabo Mothibi	200 m	DNS		did not advance
Pako Seribe	200 m	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

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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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

Medalists

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
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

Athlete	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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