Botswana competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, 103 athletes represented Botswana at the games. Athletes representing Botswana won five gold medals, three silver medals and six bronze medals and the country finished in 13th place in the medal table.
Medal summary
Medal table
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Men's 400 metres Athletics Women's 400 metres Zibani NgoziDitiro NzamaniOnkabetse NkoboloLeungo Scotch Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Boxing Men's flyweight (52 kg) Boxing Women's featherweight (57 kg) Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke Boxing Women's lightweight (60 kg) Oarabile BabolayiOratile NoweAmantle MontshoGalefele Moroko Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Taekwondo Women's -46 kg Swimming Women's 50 metres backstroke Karate Men Kata individual Men's team Karate Men Kata team Men's team Karate Men Kumite team Women's team Karate Women Kata team | style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"| Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics3104Boxing2103Karate0044Swimming0112Taekwondo0011Total53614
Athletics
Nijel Amos and Isaac Makwala were scheduled to compete at the 2019 African Games. Amantle Montsho will also represent Botswana in athletics.
Leungo Scotch won the men's 400 metres event and Galefele Moroko won the women's 400 metres event.
Boxing
Nine athletes were scheduled to compete in boxing.
Boxers representing Botswana won two gold medals and one silver medal and the country finished 2nd in the boxing medal table.
Chess
Botswana is scheduled to compete in chess. Four chess players are scheduled to compete: Phemelo Khetho, Providence Oatlhotse, Onkemetse Linda Francis and Refilwe Tsutsu Gabatshwana.
Cycling
Botswana competed in events in both road cycling and mountain bike cycling.
Judo
Thato Lebang, Tirelo Lekoko, Edwin Sello, Letlhogile Tsheko, Gwafila Tema, Happy Taukobong, Victoria Leagajang and Lucky Mabaka will represent Botswana in judo.
Karate
Botswana competed in karate. In total, athletes representing Botswana won four bronze medals.
Swimming
Six athletes represented Botswana in swimming.
Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankSolomon Dzingai50 m freestyle26.4033did not advance100 m freestyle57.5627did not advance200 m freestyle2:19.0516did not advanceEthan Fischer50 m breaststroke31.7121did not advance100 m breaststroke1:08.7215did not advance200 m breaststroke2:36.1315did not advance100 m butterfly1:06.2328did not advance200 m individual medley2:23.5210did not advanceKitso Matija50 m freestyle26.0332did not advance100 m freestyle55.6024did not advance50 m butterfly27.7727did not advanceAdrian Robinson50 m breaststroke28.978 Q28.887100 m breaststroke1:03.848 Q1:03.437200 m breaststroke2:35.9114did not advance100 m butterfly59.1222did not advance200 m individual medley2:16.138 Q2:14.838Kitso MatijaEthan FischerSolomon DzingaiAdrian Robinson4×100 m freestyle relaycolspan=2 3:49.937
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankCaitlin Loo50 m freestyle29.6324did not advance100 m freestyle1:07.7018did not advance200 m freestyle2:23.0812did not advance50 m butterfly31.4816did not advance100 m butterfly1:11.0413did not advance200 m butterfly2:47.629 QR2:47.518200 m individual medleydid not advanceNaomi Ruele50 m freestyle26.747 QWithdrawn100 m freestyle58.776 Q59.30650 m backstroke29.622 Q29.22100 m backstroke1:05.293 Q1:02.62
Mixed AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankKitso MatijaNaomi RueleCaitlin LooAdrian Robinson4×100 m freestyle relay3:58.769 QR3:57.668Naomi RueleAdrian RobinsonCaitlin LooKitso Matija4×100 m medley relay4:15.655 Q4:16.457
Taekwondo
Botswana competed in Taekwondo. Two athletes represented Botswana: Karabo Kula and Wardell Ernest Samothsozo. Kula won the bronze medal in the women's –46 kg event.
Tennis
Denzel Seetso, Mark Nawa, Tshegofatso Tsiang and Ekua Refilwe Youri will represent Botswana in tennis.
Volleyball
In June 2019 Botswana women's national volleyball team competed in the women's tournament at the 2019 African Games. The men's team was also scheduled to compete but ultimately did not compete.
Weightlifting
Botswana competed in weightlifting. Four weightlifters represented Botswana: Bokang Alphius Kagiso, Kgotla Alphius Kgaswane, Magdeline Moyengwa and Dikabelo Solomon.
See also Botswana at the African Games
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