Botswana

Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...

competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

which were held in Beijing

Beijing

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, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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 from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Fanuel Kenosi	200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...	21.09	5	Did not advance
Gakologelwang Masheto	400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres -Round 1:The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next three overall fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Semifinal 1:...	46.29	8	N/A		Did not advance
California Molefe California Molefe California Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal....	400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres -Round 1:The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next three overall fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Semifinal 1:...	Did not start		N/A		Did not advance
Onalenna Balovi	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* DNS denotes did not start* DNF denotes did not finish* DQ denotes disqualification...	1:47.89	4	N/A		Did not advance
Ndabili Bashingili	Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :...	N/A						2:25:11	56
Gable Garenamotse Gable Garenamotse Gable Garenamotse is a Botswana long jumper who has won two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games....	Long jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 8.15 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:DNS — Did Not StartNM — No Mark...	7.95	7 q	N/A				7.85	9
Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang is a male high jumper from Botswana. He won the 2006 African Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 2.30 metres, the best result since Abderrahmane Hammad won with 2.34 m in 2000....	High jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19....	2.20	13	N/A				Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...	400 m	50.91	2 Q	N/A		50.54	2 Q	51.18	8

Boxing

Botswana qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Ikgopoleng qualified in the bantamweight at the first African qualifying event. Batshegi qualified in the featherweight at the second African event.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Khumiso Ikgopoleng Khumiso Ikgopoleng Khumiso Stephen Ikgopoleng is a boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was eliminated in the second round of the men's featherweight division by Nigeria's Muideen Ganiyu.Ikgopoleng carried the flag of Botswana at the opening ceremony of the...	Bantamweight	W 18-8	W RSCI	L 2-15	Did not advance
Thato Batshegi Thato Batshegi Thato Batshegi is an Olympic boxer from Botswana. Batshegi competed at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. At the 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament, Batshegi lost to Kenyan Nick Okoth in the gold medal match, but still qualified for the 2008...	Featherweight	Nikoloz Izoria Nikoloz Izoria Nikoloz Izoria is a boxer from Georgia.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Flyweight division by Azerbaijan's eventual bronze medalist Fuad Aslanov.... L 4-14	Did not advance

Swimming

Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
John Kamyuka John Kamyuka John Kamyuka is a Batswana swimmer who represented Botswana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the men's 50m freestyle event. At a height of 175cm and a weight of 72 kg , he was one of the first two Olympic swimmers from his landlocked country...	Men's 50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	25.54	72	Did not advance
Samantha Paxinos	Women's 50 m freestyle	29.91	70	Did not advance

See also

• Botswana at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
  Botswana at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
  Botswana was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising 21 sportspersons and xx officials.-Silver:* Gable Garenamotse, Athletics, Men's Long Jump-Bronze:...
  
  
• Botswana at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
  Botswana at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
  Botswana may have sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. According to official records, the country's only representative was Tshotlego Morama, who won gold in sprinting at the Athens Paralympics...
  
  
• Botswana at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
  Botswana at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
  Botswana will be competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi.-Medalists:|align="left" valign="top"|-See also:*2010 Commonwealth Games...