Botswana competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. It was Botswana's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
The Botswana team consisted of 27 athletes (16 men and 11 women) that competed in five sports. However, Goitseone Seleka did not compete in any events. The goal for the team was to win eight medals.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's 400 m April 10 Athletics Women's 400 m April 11 Leaname MaotoanongOnkabetse NkoboloBaboloki Thebe Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m Relay April 14 Athletics Men's 400 m April 10 Loungo MatlhakuAmantle MontshoGalefele 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. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 9 4 13Boxing 1 3 4Lawn bowls 5 2 7Swimming 0 1 1Weightlifting 1 0 1 Total 16 10 26
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankKarabo Mothibi100 m10.424did not advance200 mdid not advancePako Seribedid not advanceIsaac Makwala400 m46.011 Q45.001 Q44.35Karabo Sibanda46.152 Q46.264did not advanceBaboloki Thebe46.173 Q45.542 Q45.09Nijel Amos800 m1:45.121 Qcolspan=21:48.458Isaac MakwalaLeaname MaotoanongOnkabetse NkoboloBaboloki Thebe4 × 400 m relay3:05.011 Qcolspan=23:01.78
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGoabaone MosheleketiTriple jump15.7414did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankLoungo Matlhaku200 m24.055 q23.987did not advanceChristine Botlogetswe400 m51.732 Q51.412 Q51.174Amantle Montsho51.201 Q51.262 Q50.15Galefele Moroko53.282 Q54.276did not advanceChristine BotlogetsweLoungo MatlhakuAmantle MontshoGalefele Moroko4 × 400 m relaycolspan=43:26.86
Boxing
Botswana participated with a team of 4 athletes (1 man and 3 women)
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRajab MahommedMen's −52 kgL 1 - 4did not advanceLethabo ModukaneleWomen's −48 kgL 0 - 5did not advanceKeamogetse KenosiWomen's −57 kgL did not advanceAratwa KasemangWomen's −60 kgL 0 - 5did not advance
Lawn bowls
Botswana will compete in Lawn bowls.
Men AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank John GaborutweSinglesL 6-21L 4-21L 13-21L 18-21L 13-216did not advanceEdwin NyokaKiso RobertPairsL 8–27L 14–15L 11-25L 9-24L 11-216did not advanceJohn GaborutweKabo GaboutloeloeNixon SennaTriplesW 17–16L 4–27L 4-33L 12-194did not advanceKabo GaboutloeloeEdwin NyokaKitso RobertNixon SennaFoursL 5-21L 9-16L 8-11L 6-225did not advance
Women AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Nelly SennaSinglesL 9–21L 18–21L 10-21L 17-21L 9-216did not advanceLephai ModutlwaNelly SennaPairsL 9-25L 17-19W 29-16L 7-294did not advance
Swimming
Botswana participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNaomi Ruele50 m backstroke29.1812 Q29.1713did not advance100 m backstroke1:02.5813 Q1:03.0115did not advance
Weightlifting
Botswana participated with one athlete (one man).
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankKgotla KgaswaneMen's −56 kg6810861115411
See also Botswana at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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